Belli Ciao is 90 minutes of pure feel-good comedy. The protagonists, Pio & Amedeo, are a much-loved comic duo, and this film was a smash hit in Italy. It makes fun of the culture clash between the sophisticated, wealthy North (namely Milan) and the rural, traditional South (Puglia, in this case). It tells the story of two childhood friends that took very different paths in life but are reunited years later. Pio turned to the world of finance and left for Milan. Amedeo aimed for a career in the medical field and stayed in their poor village in Puglia. Amedeo is sent to Milan and thrust back into Pio’s life. The fish-out-of-water trope is milked to hilarious results. Amadeo learns what the wider world is like, and Pio is reminded of what he left behind. Belli Ciao reminds us in the most entertaining way that to look forward, we must know where we have come from. - Paolo Rotondo Awards / Premi Nominated / Best Comedy Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists. “90 minutes of shameless fun.” - Heavy Cinema IT | 2022 | Comedy | 90 min | Dir. Gennaro Nunziante | In Italian with English subtitles