Synopse
What happens if an ever-present mother decides to leave for ten days leaving her three children with a father who has been practically absent until then? A series of disastrous and hilarious events follow, that will overwhelm Carlo (FABIO DE LUIGI) as he is forced to be a full-time "mum".
Carlo and Giulia (VALENTINA LODOVINI) have three children: he is a distracted father absorbed by his work; she is a mother who has dedicated herself to the family giving up her career.
The children are Camilla, a rebellious, 13 year old teenager in full hormonal development and emotional, Titus 1O years old, who is crafty and always ready to make "harmless" jokes, and little Bianca, 2 years old, who doesn't speak but, uses her gestures and takes what she wants. Giulia, tired of the routine, tells the family that she is about to leave for ten days of vacation.
Being alone, Carlo suddenly finds himself in a living a real nightmare!
With dinners to prepare, kindergarten placement to undertake, enduring the embarrassing confidences of his oldest, the unbridled games with his son's friends, quarrels, close disasters and missed work appointments, Carlo survives these ten interminable days also thanks to the precious help of a very special "Mary Poppins" (DIANA DEL BUFALO).
Has this time been useful, allowing him to get to know better his children and to reconcile the family? In the end, is playing mom such a terrible thing?
However, one important thing did happen: Bianca finally said Daddy
Regie
ALESSANDRO GENOVESI (*1973) started out as a playwright and stage director before making his film debut in 2011 with The Worst Week of My Life. This and other comedies of his have all been box-office hits in Italy.
Info
Original Title: 10 Giorni Senza Mamma
International Title: When Mum is Away
Category: Feature
Section: Eurovisuell
Version & Subtitles: Italian OV with German subtitles
Director: Alessandro Genovesi
Screenplay: Alessandro Genovesi, Giovanni Bognetti
Cast/Protagonists: Fabio De Luigi, Valentina Lodovini, Angelica Elli, Bianca Usai, Matteo Castellucci, Diana Del Bufalo, Niccolò Senni, Antonio Catania
Production country: Italy
Year of Production: 2019
Length: 94 min
Producer: Maurizio Totti, Alessandro Usai
Production company: Colorado Film, Medusa Film c/o Adriana Chiesa Enterprises
Cinematography: Federico Masiero
Editor: Claudio Di Mauro
Music: Andrea Farri
Production Design: Tonino Zera
World Sales: Gaetano Maiorino, True Colours G.F.





