CHEZ GINO
synopsis
Gino, who has been living in Brussels thirty years, runs a pizzeria bought with his wife's savings. His life is shaken by the news of the imminent death of his uncle in Italy, a Mafia godfather who has made millions by his illegal activities. A large inheritance is promised to Gino. The only problem is that to claim it, he must prove to his uncle that he really has become, like he has been telling the uncle, a formidable godfather reigning over all the pizzerias in Brussels. Gino therefore commissions a documentary to be made about him and his family that is supposed to show them as big time gangsters. However, the shoot doesn't go quite as smoothly as planned, his family rebels, the crew ignores Gino's orders, Gino tends to mistake his character for reality, and when a real Mafioso, convinced that someone is trying to take over his turf, enters the scene, all hell breaks loose.
original title: | Chez Gino |
country: | France, Belgium |
sales agent: | Kinology |
year: | 2011 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Samuel Benchetrit |
release date: | BE 30/03/2011, FR 30/03/2011 |
screenplay: | Samuel Benchetrit, Gábor Rassov |
cast: | José Garcia, Anna Mouglalis, Samuel Benchetrit, Sergi López, Ben Gazzara, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Martin Jobert, Serge Larivière, Fabrice Adde, Robert Assolen |
cinematography by: | Guillaume Schiffman |
film editing: | Sophie Reine |
art director: | Pierre-François Limbosch |
costumes designer: | Emmanuelle Youchnovski |
music: | Michel Korb |
producer: | Marc Missonnier, Olivier Delbosc |
production: | Fidélité Films, Scope Pictures, Studio 37, Mars Films, Wild Bunch Production, France 3 Cinéma |
distributor: | Mars Films Distribution, Belga Films Distribution |