Couch Potatoes (film)

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Couch Potatoes
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Italian Gli sdraiati
Directed by Francesca Archibugi
Written by Michele Serra (story)
Francesca Archibugi
Francesco Piccolo
Starring Claudio Bisio
CinematographyKika Ungaro
Edited byEsmeralda Calabria
Music byBattista Lena
Release date
  • 23 November 2017 (2017-11-23)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Couch Potatoes (Italian : Gli sdraiati) is a 2017 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Francesca Archibugi. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Couch Potatoes". Cineuropa. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  2. "Couch Potatoes". Film Italia. Retrieved 23 July 2020.