Girlfriend in a Coma (2012)
Overview
Girlfriend in a Coma is a documentary that exposes the dire situation of Italian politics and the process of economic and social decline the country has suffered during the last two decades, treating the decline as a warning of what might happen elsewhere in the West. The decline has occurred amid a collapse of moral values and the victory of “Mala Italia” over “Buona Italia”. It has been lauded as being ground-breaking in its creative combination of animation, interviews and hard facts, and has caused fierce controversy in Italy.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.413 |
Directed By
Annalisa Piras
Crew
Annalisa Piras
Bill Emmott
Annalisa Piras
Alex Harwood
Patrizio Saccò
Tom Hewson
Silvia Biagioni
Annalisa Piras
TOP CAST
Bill Emmott
Himself
Silvio Berlusconi
Himself (also archive footage)
Emma Bonino
Herself
Mario Calabresi
Himself
Sylvia De Fanti
Herself
Livia Giuggioli
Herself
John Elkann
Himself
Giampiero Judica
Himself
Sergio Marchionne
Himself
Mario Monti
Himself
Nanni Moretti
Himself
Alessandro Riceci
Himself
Toni Servillo
Himself
Marco Travaglio
Himself
Gina Nieri
Herself
Marcello Mastroianni
Augusto Rusconi (archive footage) (uncredited)
Anna Magnani
Maddalena Cecconi (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sophia Loren
Mara (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hugh Grant
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Serena Dandini
Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Benedict Cumberbatch
Dante (Voice)
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