Italy 2003; 90 min.

Italian filmmaker Alessandro Piva reunites much of his cast and crew from his 2000 film LaCapaGira for the crime comedy My Brother-in-Law.

The film follows an odd couple of brothers-in-law wandering through the coastal city of Bari, Italy, and getting into trouble. While in town from the suburbs to attend a christening, Vito (Luigi Lo Cascio) gets his new car stolen. His wife Anna (Mariangela Arcieri) suggests that her gangster brother Toni (Sergio Rubini) help him find it. As they scour the city in search of the vehicle, Vito comes to realize that Toni has made tense relations with some local gangsters. Although Vito can't understand the Bari dialect, he's sure that Toni has done something to upset crime boss Nicola (Rino Diana).
(Source: Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide)

Directed by:

Alessandro Piva

Cast:

Sergio Rubini, Luigi Lo Cascio, Alessandra Sarno, Mariangela Arcieri

Screenplay:

Alessandro Piva, Salvatore De Mola, Andrea Piva

Cinematography:

Gian Enrico Bianchi

Editing:

Thomas Woschitz

Set design:

Anna Maria Donatella Sciveres

Costume design:

Francesca Leondeff

Music:

Ivan Iusco

Presented by:

RAI Cinema

Producer:

Giovanni Veronesi, Alessandro Piva

Production:

RAI Cinema, Dada Film, Seminal Film

Distributor:

01 Distribution

Foreign sales:

RAI Trade

• Annecy Cinéma Italien 2003: Panorama
• Festival du film italien de Villerupt 2003: In Competition
• Locarno International Film Festival 2003: Main Square
• Jameson Dublin International Film Festival 2004

• Information (with Trailer and Making-of) (Cinecittà): TamTamCinema
• Dossier: TamTamCinema
• Official Web site (in Italian)
• Alessandro Piva's Web site (in Italian)
• Information from New York Times