''The Santa Claus Gang'' ( it, La banda dei Babbi Natale) is a 2010 Italian comedy film directed by
Paolo Genovese
Paolo Genovese (born 20 August 1966) is an Italian director and screenwriter.
Life and career
Born in Rome, after graduating in Economics and Business Genovese started his career at McCann Erickson, directing over one hundred commercials and w ...
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Plot
During Christmas Eve, Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo are arrested for home burglary. As the three were dressed as Santa Claus, the police think they are the Santa Claus Gang, a group of wanted thieves. During the night, they narrate a small but significant portion of their lives during the interrogation, until the real Santa Claus Gang is caught.
Cast
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Aldo Baglio
Aldo may refer to:
* Aldo (given name), male given name
** Aldo (footballer, born 1977)
** Aldo (footballer, born 1988)
* Aldo Group, a worldwide chain of shoe stores
* Aldosterone in shorthand
* Aldo Bonzi
Aldo Bonzi is a town in La Matanza P ...
as Aldo
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Giovanni Storti
Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo are an Italian trio of comedians, actors, directors and screenwriters, composed of Aldo Baglio (; born 28 September 1958), Giovanni Storti (; born 20 February 1957) and Giacomo Poretti (; born 26 April 1956). Perfo ...
as Giovanni
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Giacomo Poretti
Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo are an Italian trio of comedians, actors, directors and screenwriters, composed of Aldo Baglio (; born 28 September 1958), Giovanni Storti (; born 20 February 1957) and Giacomo Poretti (; born 26 April 1956). Perfo ...
as Giacomo
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Angela Finocchiaro as Irene Bestetti
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Giovanni Esposito as Benemerita
* as Elisa
* as Monica
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Antonia Liskova
Antonia Liskova (born 25 March 1977) is a Slovakia, Slovak-Italy, Italian actress.
Career
Liskova lived in Slovakia until her 17th birthday. After graduating in pharmacology and medicinal chemistry, her father offered her a trip to Italy where ...
as Veronica
* as Marta
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Mara Maionchi as Giovanni's mother-in-law
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Giorgio Colangeli as Veronica's father
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Cochi Ponzoni as Terlizzi
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Massimo Popolizio
Massimo Popolizio (born 4 July 1961) is an Italian actor and voice actor.
Biography
Massimo Popolizio studied at the Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts in Rome in 1984, Popolizio started his career as a stage actor and, after gra ...
as the junk dealer
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Remo Remotti as the tramp
Accolades
See also
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List of Christmas films
Many Christmas stories have been adapted to feature films and TV specials, and have been broadcast and repeated many times on television; since the popularization of home video in the 1980s, their many editions are sold and re-sold every year d ...
References
External links
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2010 comedy films
2010 films
Italian Christmas comedy films
Films directed by Paolo Genovese
2010s Italian-language films
2010s Christmas comedy films
2010s Italian films
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