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I Can Quit Whenever I Want

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I Can Quit Whenever I Want
Italian theatrical release poster
ItalianSmetto quando voglio
Directed bySydney Sibilia
Written byValerio Attanasio
Andrea Garello
Sydney Sibilia
Produced byDomenico Procacci
Matteo Rovere
StarringEdoardo Leo
Valeria Solarino
Valerio Aprea
Paolo Calabresi
Libero De Rienzo
Stefano Fresi
Lorenzo Lavia
Pietro Sermonti
Sergio Solli
Neri Marcorè
CinematographyVladan Radovic
Edited byGianni Vezzosi
Music byAndrea Farri
Production
companies
Distributed by01 Distribution
Release date
  • 6 February 2014 (2014-02-06)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian
Box office$5.5 million[1]

I Can Quit Whenever I Want (Italian: Smetto quando voglio) is a 2014 Italian crime comedy film directed by Sydney Sibilia.[2][3] It was followed by two sequels, subtitled Masterclass and Ad Honorem, both released in 2017.

Plot

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Pietro Zinni, a brilliant neurobiologist, loses his job at the university because of the financial crisis. Without any reasonable chance to find another contract, Pietro assembles a team of ex-researchers like him—a chemist, a cultural anthropologist, an economist, an archaeologist, and two Latin scholars—to produce a little-known smart drug that is not yet illegal under Italian law. The gang achieves immediate and unexpected success but is unprepared for the problematic lifestyle that comes with such sudden wealth.

Cast

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  • Edoardo Leo as Pietro Zinni
  • Valeria Solarino as Giulia
  • Valerio Aprea as Mattia Argeri
  • Paolo Calabresi as Arturo Frantini
  • Libero De Rienzo as Bartolomeo Bonelli
  • Stefano Fresi as Alberto Petrelli
  • Lorenzo Lavia as Giorgio Sironi
  • Pietro Sermonti as Andrea De Sanctis
  • Sergio Solli as Professor Seta
  • Neri Marcorè as Murena
  • Francesco Acquaroli as Commissioner Galatro
  • Majlinda Agaj as Angelica
  • Guglielmo Poggi as Maurizio
  • Caterina Shulha as Paprika
  • Nadir Caselli as Ilaria
  • Luca Vecchi as the junkie in rehab
  • Matteo Corradini as the junkie in disco
  • Davide Gagliardi as Danilo Autero
  • Enzo Provenzano as the car wrecker

Accolades

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Year Award/Festival Category Recipients Result
2014 59th David di Donatello Best Producer Domenico Procacci, Matteo Rovere and Rai Cinema Nominated
Best Film Domenico Procacci, Matteo Rovere, Sydney Sibilia and Rai Cinema Nominated
Best New Director Sydney Sibilia Nominated
Best Screenplay Valerio Attanasio, Sydney Sibilia Nominated
Best Actor Edoardo Leo Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Valerio Aprea Nominated
Stefano Fresi Nominated
Libero di Rienzo Nominated
Best Song Smetto quando voglio Nominated
Best Editing Gianni Vezzosi Nominated
Best Sound Angelo Bonanni Nominated
Best Visual Effects Rodolfo Migliari, Chromatica Nominated
Ciak d'oro Best Poster I Can Quit Whenever I Want Won
Revelation Of the Year Sydney Sibilia Won
Best Supporting Actor Paolo Calabresi Nominated
Best Screenplay Valerio Attanasio, Sydney Sibilia Nominated
Best Editing Gianni Vezzosi Nominated
Best Score Andrea Farri Nominated
Best Producer Domenico Procacci, Matteo Rovere Nominated
69th Nastri d'Argento Best Producer Domenico Procacci, Matteo Rovere and Rai Cinema Won
Best Actor Edoardo Leo Nominated
Best New Director Sydney Sibilia Nominated
Best Comedy Nominated
Best Casting Director Francesca Borromeo, Gabriella Giannattasio Nominated
54th Italian Golden Globes Best Comedy Sydney Sibilia Won
Best Film Nominated
Reykjavik International Film Festival Best Film Won

References

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  1. ^ "I Can Quit Whenever I Want (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  2. ^ Dennis Harvey (14 January 2015). "Review: 'I Can Quit Whenever I Want'". Variety. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  3. ^ Camillo de Marco (6 February 2014). "I Can Quit Whenever I Want, not your average comedy". CinEuropa. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
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