

A Fantastic Back and Forth
2013-12-12 · 95 min · ★ 6.0
Middle-aged family man Arnaldo is kicked out by his wife because of a misunderstanding. Instead of despairing, Arnaldo takes advantage of the situation to turn around his unsatisfying adult life by going to live in a flat shared with four university students.
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- Directors
- Leonardo Pieraccioni
- Production companies
- Levante, RAI Cinema
- Countries
- Italy
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Leonardo PieraccioniArnaldo Nardi
Serena AutieriAnita Nardi
Maurizio BattistaGiovannelli
Marco MarzoccaEsposito
Marianna Di MartinoCamilla
Chiara MastalliAnna
Giuseppe MaggioMarco
David SefEdoardo
Alice BellagambaClelia
Massimo CeccheriniPadre di Anna
Giorgio PanarielloCavalier Mazzarra
Enzo IacchettiMonsignore
Alessandro BenvenutiUomo sul bus
Alessandra CostanzoMadre Camilla
Emiliano De MartinoCameriere pizzeria
Laura SchettinoSuor OlgaTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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