

Sorry, You Can't Get Through!
2005-05-20 · 105 min · ★ 6.9
Alarmed by the news that for each working Italian there's a retiree, 70-year-old Walter decides to do his part by helping "a young person who's working for him." He chooses Piero, a model worker and upstanding citizen so shy that he can't bring himself to declare his feelings for night-time street cleaner Francesca. Walter starts giving him some old-hand advice on the matter.
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- Directors
- Paolo Genovese, Luca Miniero
- Production companies
- Pablo, A-Movie Productions, Moviemax
- Countries
- Italy
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Pierfrancesco FavinoPiero
Carlo Delle PianeWalter
Lorenza IndovinaFrancesca
Valerio MastandreaPiero
Anna FalchiSonia
Nicole MurgiaSara
Nathalie GuettaCollega di Francesca
Gianni FerreriOspite
Simona CaparriniPortiera
Mario RivelliBidello
Giovanni FlorisSelf
Gianfranco FunariSelf
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