The Night Before the Exams
Genres
Overview
Rome, 1989. On his last day of high school, Luca gets in trouble when he takes it all out on hated literature teacher Martinelli, only to discover he's going to be heading the examination board for his finals. During a summer of fruitless study, he falls in love with a girl he met once at a party, unaware that she's Martinelli's daughter. The latter, strangely enough, has just offered Luca to prepare with him...
Details
Budget
$2457000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
100 min
Release Date
2006-02-17
Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Vote Count
1052
Vote Average
6.447
Giorgio Faletti
Prof. Martinelli
Cristiana Capotondi
Claudia
Nicolas Vaporidis
Luca
Sarah Maestri
Alice
Chiara Mastalli
Simona
Andrea De Rosa
Massi
Eros Galbiati
Riccardo
Elena Bouryka
Valentina
Valentina Idini
Chicca
Marco Aceti
Cesare
Eleonora Ceci
Loredana
Armando Pizzuti
Santilli
Enrica Ajò
Principessa Leila
Matteo Urzia
Roberto
Valeria Fabrizi
Nonna Adele
Riccardo Miniggio
Ludovico
Eleonora Brigliadori
Mamma di Simona
Edoardo Costa
Ottavio
Daniela Poggi
Gabriella
Carola Stagnaro
Mamma di Riccardo
Alessandra Costanzo
Mamma di Chicca
Anita Zagaria
Mamma di Massi
Cristina Ramella
Prof.ssa Lattanzi
Urbano Lione
Barista
Maurizio Lops
Brigadiere
Sergio Zecca
Ginecologo
Mariano d'Angelo
Agente polizia
Stefano Guerrieri
Guido
Michael Schermi
Tracina
Susanna Melandri
Mamma di Luca
Arianna Fadda
Istruttrice di salsa
Enzo Salvi
Ispettore Manzi (uncredited)
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