''A Quiet Life'' ( it, Una vita tranquilla) is a

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Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

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film directed by

Claudio Cupellini Claudio Cupellini (born 18 February 1973) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. Biography In 1999, Cupellini realized his first short-movie ''Le diable au vélo'' and then took part to two anthology films: ''Sei pezzi facili'' and ''4- ...

. It entered the competition at the 2010

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, in which

Toni Servillo Marco Antonio Servillo (), known as Toni Servillo, is an Italian actor and theatrical director. He has won the European Film Award for Best Actor twice, in 2008 for both '' Gomorrah'' and ''Il Divo'' and in 2013 for ''The Great Beauty'', as well ...

was awarded for Best Actor.

Plot

Antonio de Martino is living as Rosario Russo with his wife Renate and their young son Mathias in an idyllic place near

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running a hotel and restaurant. He is wanted back in his home country of Italy and too many people have marked to kill him. For fifteen years, he has lived as a respected member of the town and a versatile cook. One day in his little hotel, his first son Diego with his friend Edoardo comes to stay for a couple of days. They are planning to assassinate a manager of a waste incineration plant. What seemed peaceful with consistent pacing turns into chaos. He murders and disposes Diego's friend after he claims to know Rosarios identity. Diego reveals his father's identity to his backers. Getting doubts he tries to save his father's life but while trying to flee he is killed by Italian gang members. Antonio leaves his wife and son for their safety and is again on the run, looking back impassively Antonio boards a bus.

Cast

: Rosario Russo / Antonio de Martino *

Marco D'Amore Marco D'Amore (; born 12 June 1981) is an Italian actor, film director and screenwriter, best known for his role as Ciro Di Marzio in the television series '' Gomorrah'' and the film '' The Immortal'' (2019). Biography In 2000, D'Amore was ca ...

: Diego *

Francesco Di Leva Francesco Di Leva (born 4 September 1978) is an Italian film, television, and stage actor. Life and career Born in Naples, Di Leva started acting in local amateur dramatics at 14 years old. He is one of the co-founders of the "Nest Napoli Est T ...

: Edoardo *

Juliane Köhler Juliane Köhler (born 6 August 1965) is a German theatre, television and film actress. She was born in Göttingen Göttingen (, , ; nds, Chöttingen) is a college town, university city in Lower Saxony, central Germany, the Capital (polit ...

: Renate *

Maurizio Donadoni Maurizio Donadoni (born 7 January 1958) is an Italian film, stage and television actor. Born in Bergamo, Donadoni started his career on stage in the late 1970s, working among others with Luca Ronconi and Gabriele Lavia. He made his film debut i ...

: Claudio *

Leonardo Sprengler Leonardo is a masculine given name, the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese equivalent of the English, German, and Dutch name, Leonard. People Notable people with the name include: * Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519), Italian Renaissance scientist, ...

: Mathias *

Alice Dwyer Alice Dwyer (born Alice Deekeling; 1988) is a German actress. In 2003, she received the silver Deutscher Filmpreis for her performance as Katharina in '' Distant Lights'' and in 2008 the as best new talent. Dwyer uses the last name of her New ...

: Doris

References

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* 2010 films Italian drama films 2010 drama films Italian neo-noir films Films directed by Claudio Cupellini 2010s Italian films Films set in Germany {{2010s-drama-film-stub