A Whole Life Ahead (2008)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $6,150,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $5,788,176.00 |
| Original Language | it |
| Popularity | 6.143 |
Directed By
Paolo Virzì
Crew
Paolo Virzì
Elisabetta Boni
Francisco Pintore
Marco Sacerdoti
Franco Piersanti
Stefano Lorenzi
Renato Faust
Giampaolo Bagalà
Mario Fontana Arnaldi
Giulia Contino
Davide De Cubellis
Enrico Andreoli
Laura Tonello
Luigi Melchionda
Dario Ceruti
Daniele Cafolla
Lorenzo Grasso
Cristina Gauttieri
Fabio Ferranti
Alberto Doni
Ferdinando Merolla
Paolo Virzì
Paolo Zeccara
Mimmo Granata
Paolo Virzì
Francesca Sartori
Francesco Bruni
Guido Simonetti
Gianluca Greco
Daniele Mazzocca
Nicola Pecorini
Carlo Virzì
Davide Bassan
Esmeralda Calabria
Mario Iaquone
Michela Murgia
Francesco Bruni
Paolo Virzì
TOP CAST
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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