What a Beautiful Day
Seen it?2011 | 92 min | Comedy
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It made about 12 times its budget, though it had almost no lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 32 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Checco, an uneducated but self-satisfied fellow from Milan, who has always dreamed of becoming a police officer, fails his entrance exam for the third time. It must be said that at the oral examination Checco said that the reason why he wanted to join the police was benefits in kind and cronyism! But the young man has connections and he soon finds himself a security agent at the Milan Cathedral. Of course the bumbling idiot proves a living catastrophe! Spotted by Sufien, an Arab terrorist who is preparing an attack against the cathedral, Checco appears as the perfect sucker. To manipulate him, he sends his charming sister Farah to him, with the mission to seduce him...
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
6.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$70 million worldwide on a $6 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 9K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Gennaro Nunziante
- Checco ZaloneChecco
- Nabiha AkkariFarah
- Rocco PapaleoNicola
- Tullio SolenghiCardinale Rosselli
- Anna Rita Del PianoAnna
- Michele AlhaiqueDon Ivano
- Mehdi MahdlooSufien
- Anna BellatoMaria
- Ivano MarescottiColonello dei carabinieri Gismondo Mazzini
- Herbert BallerinaGiovanni