A Whole Life Ahead
Genres
Overview
25-year-old philosophy major Marta faces the ugly truth for many young Italians — a complete lack of career opportunities. While babysitting for single mother Sonia, she starts to work as a telemarketer, experiencing first-hand the fanatical and exploitative rat-race culture pushed on employees while quickly rising through the ranks of the company. Around her revolve people like delusional supervisor Daniela, her womanizing boss Claudio, fragile coworker Lucio "2", and well-meaning but inconsistent union rep Giorgio.
Details
Budget
$6150000
Revenue
$5788176
Runtime
117 min
Release Date
2008-03-28
Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Vote Count
310
Vote Average
6.594
Isabella Ragonese
Marta
Massimo Ghini
Claudio
Valerio Mastandrea
Giorgio Conforti
Micaela Ramazzotti
Sonia
Elio Germano
Lucio 2
Sabrina Ferilli
Daniela
Laura Morante
Narrator (voice)
Giulia Salerno
Lara
Edoardo Gabbriellini
Roberto
Valentina Carnelutti
Maria Chiara
Caterina Guzzanti
Fabiana
Elena Arvigo
Giorgio Conforti's wife
Paola Tiziana Cruciani
Sonia's mother
Raffaele Vannoli
Claudio's assistant
Mary Cipolla
Marta's mother
Luisa Battaglia
Catena
Tatiana Farnese
Franca
Valeria Colangelo
Alessia, operator
Veronica Corsi
Antonella, operator
Serena Silvani
Sabrina, operator
Alessia Cardella
Vanessa, operator
Francesca La Monica
Elisabetta, operator
Francesca De Francesco
Milly
Alessandro Roja
Technical support
Niccolò Senni
Sebastiano
Bob Messini
Sonia's customer
Giorgio Algranti
Sonia's customer
Teresa Saponangelo
Actress – Operator
Francesca Cutolo
Actress – Housewife
Edoardo De Nicola
Claudio's daughter
Maria Grazia Nazzari
Claudio's wife
Stefano Pinto
Christian
Francesco Brandi
Gaetano
Claudio Fragasso
Culture office chief
Daniela Terreri
Post office clerk
Pierpaolo Benigni
Matteo
Martinha Do Amor Divino
Felicia Delgado
Astrid Meloni
Journalist
Piero Chieti
Dean of Faculty
Caterina Sylos Labini
Customer (voice)
Cinzia Mascoli
Customer (voice)
Chiara Claudi
Customer (voice)
Laura Giannatiempo
Customer (voice)
Isabella Carle
Customer (voice)
Cristina Puccinelli
Customer (voice)
Adamo Dionisi
Customer (voice)
Marco Alfieri
Customer (voice)
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