Why it may be worth watching
- Why combines Drama and Comedy elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Alberto Sordi, Elga Andersen, Andrea Aureli.
- Viewers currently rate it 7.3/10 from 101 votes.
Movie
Why
Giuseppe Di Noi, an Italian surveyor living in Sweden, gets arrested at the border while going back to Italy with his family for a vacation. But can someone tell the man why?
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Cast
Alberto SordiGiuseppe Di Noi
Elga AndersenIngrid
Andrea AureliGuardia
Nazzareno NataleSaverio Guardascione
Michele GamminoDon Paolo
Lino BanfiDirettore del carcere di Sagunto
Luca SportelliAgente del carcere di Sagunto
Tano CimarosaAgente del carcere di Sagunto
Silvio SpaccesiMaresciallo carcere di Sagunto
Giovanni PallavicinoBrigadiere Saporito del carcere di Sagunto
Antonio CasagrandeGiudice
Gianni BonaguraAvvocato Sallustio Giordana
Giuseppe Anatrellidetenuto Rosario Scalia
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Who may enjoy it
Best suited to viewers looking for Drama, Comedy.
Content notes
A regional age classification is not currently listed. Ratings vary by country; use this as a quick screening note rather than a complete parental guide.
Themes and topics
prisonbureaucracyitalianinnocencesatireinjusticevictimization
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