This film is one of my Italian favourites of all time: it’s radiantly funny, witty but most of all, full of heart and hope. As a road trip movie, we can most definitely appreciate the exquisite scenery, with most of the outdoor scenes shot in the Abruzzo’s biggest national park, Gran Sasso and Monti della Lega. Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo are animated vivid breaths of fresh air, bringing this incredible story to life and allowing you to appreciate the humor, even if you may not understand Italian. The script is flawless, with every joke timed to perfection. The three fated strangers soon realize they are in this together, and a friendship begins to blossom. The movie takes you on a sidesplitting journey as the trio encounters all sorts of situations from delivering a baby, to finding love, and ultimately being mistaken for dead after a car explosion. It is here where the adventure of a lifetime begins, as the three embark on a remarkably eventful road trip. Giovanni invites himself into the police car, and in a quick turn of events, both the police officer and civilian find themselves kidnapped and taken hostage by Aldo. Their encounter happens by chance one morning: while Giacomo is escorting Aldo to hearing, they get stopped by Giovanni, who wants to report a theft. The story follows the lives of Aldo (Aldo Baglio), a thief currently in jail for credit card fraud, Giovanni (Giovanni Storti) a married children’s toys inventor, and Giacomo (Giacomo Poreti), a wanna-be novelist and a police officer. A brilliant story full of humour, heart, adventure and hope that will leave you grinning from ear to ear. Pretty funny, right? Well, maybe not when it happens to us, but as the central theme in this Italian comedy by Comedic Trio Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo, I can assure you it is nothing but hilarious.

Dir: Aldo Baglio, Giacomo Poreti, Giovanni Storti and Massino VenierĬosì è la vita – That’s life, a typical expression used when things don-t exactly turn out the way we planned them and quite frankly there is nothing we can do about it.

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