21/01/2016 - In theatres, the film by webstars Luca Vecchi, Matteo Corradini and Luigi Di Capua, produced by Valsecchi. Other new releases include Se mi lasci non vale by Vincenzo Salemme and Son of Saul

There are those who are willing to do anything to keep their job, and those who don’t have the slightest intention of going to work. One thing is certain: in Italy, work is becoming more and more of a joke. Whilst Checco Zalone carries on clocking up takings with his portrayal of a state worker who isn’t going anywhere (to date, Quo vado? [+see also:
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“A life that begins every morning with a 7:30 alarm is not worth living” is the motto of Luca Vecchi, Matteo Corradini and Luigi Di Capua – alias The Pills, the famous webstar trio with over 20 million views on YouTube – for their cinematic debut (the film is directed by Luca Vecchi). Childhood friends Luca, Matteo and Luigi, who are pushing 30, have no intention of growing up, even less of leaving their beloved kitchen table (the same one featured in their online videos) around which they spout nonsense, smoke joints and drink litre upon litre of coffee. But work comes knocking when you least expect it, and our three eternal teenagers find it difficult to resist its temptations. A very young, very Roman comedy, and an unsettling snapshot of thirty-year-olds today, without prospects, the film will be released in 270 theatres from Thursday.

Another generation, another variety of comedy for the second Italian film hitting theatres today, Se mi lasci non vale [+see also:
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The only European release of the week is the multi-award-winning Son of Saul [+see also:
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(Translated from Italian)