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Thank You Guys
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRiccardo Milani
Written byRiccardo Milani
Michele Astori
Produced byCarlo Degli Esposti
Lorenzo Gangarossa
Mario Gianani
Nicola Serra
StarringAntonio Albanese
CinematographySaverio Guarna
Edited byPatrizia Ceresani
Francesco Renda
Music byDavide Canori
Production
companies
Palomar
Wildside
Distributed byVision Distribution
Release date
January 12, 2023
Running time
117 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Thank You Guys (Italian: Grazie ragazzi) is a 2023 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Riccardo Milani who co-wrote the screenplay with Michele Astori.[1] It stars Antonio Albanese[2] accompamied with Sonia Bergamasco, Vinicio Marchioni, Giacomo Ferrara, Giorgio Montanini, Andrea Lattanzi and Fabrizio Bentivoglio.[3] It is an Italian-language remake of the 2020 French film The Big Hit, inspired in turn by a true story that occurred in Diana in the 1980s.[4]

Synopsis

In the absence of job offers, Antonio, a passionate but often unemployed actor, accepts the job offered to him by an old friend and colleague, much smarter than him, as a teacher in a theater workshop at a penitentiary institute. Hesitant at first, he discovers talent in the unlikely company of inmates and this rekindles his passion and desire to do theater, to the point of convincing the stern prison director to cross the prison walls and stage the famous comedy by Samuel Beckett “Waiting for Godot” on a real theater stage.[5]

Cast

The actors participating in this film are:[6]

Production

Principal photography took place between the end of November and the beginning of December 2021 in Siena, Italy.[7]

Release

Thank You Guys premiered on January 12, 2023, in Italian cinemas,[8] then had its television screening on June 12 of the same year on Sky Cinema.[9]

Accolades

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2023 Nastro d'Argento Best Comedy Thank You Guys Nominated [10][11]
Best Comedy Actor Antonio Albanese Won

References

  1. ^ ""Grazie ragazzi": Albanese e cinque detenuti aspettano Godot". Agi (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  2. ^ Leombruni, Lucrezia (2023-01-09). "'Grazie ragazzi', il cast: "La cultura fa bene, ma è sottovalutata"". Agenzia Dire (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  3. ^ ""Grazie Ragazzi" di Riccardo Milani: "È un film sull'importanza dell'arte e sul mestiere dell'attore" - Lazio Cinema News - Lazio Terra di Cinema". lazioterradicinema.it (in Italian). 2023-01-16. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  4. ^ Ferrera, Margherita (2023-01-11). ""Grazie ragazzi", il nuovo film di Antonio Albanese al cinema". Blog Università eCampus (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  5. ^ TG24, Sky (2023-06-12). "Grazie Ragazzi, da oggi in prima tv su Sky e NOW". tg24.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-09-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Milano-Firenze, Mo-Net s r l. "Grazie ragazzi (2023)". mymovies.it. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  7. ^ ""Grazie ragazzi", il 12 gennaio esce il film girato anche a Siena". La Nazione (in Italian). 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  8. ^ Ferraro, Pietro (2023-01-13). "Grazie Ragazzi: nuovo spot tv del film con Antonio Albanese al cinema". Cineblog (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  9. ^ "Grazie Ragazzi, il cast del film di Riccardo Milani stasera su Sky". tg24.sky.it (in Italian). 2023-06-12. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  10. ^ Skrok, Magdalena (2023-06-02). "Nastri d'Argento 2023: here are the nominations!". World of Technology, Video Games & Digital Entertainment. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  11. ^ TG24, Sky (2023-06-20). "Nastri d'Argento 2023, miglior film e regia a Bellocchio. I vincitori". tg24.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-09-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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