I Can Quit Whenever I Want

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I Can Quit Whenever I Want
Smetto quando voglio.jpg
Italian theatrical release poster
Italian Smetto quando voglio
Directed by Sydney Sibilia
Written byValerio Attanasio
Andrea Garello
Sydney Sibilia
Produced by Domenico Procacci
Matteo Rovere
Starring Edoardo Leo
Valeria Solarino
Valerio Aprea
Paolo Calabresi
Libero De Rienzo
Stefano Fresi
Lorenzo Lavia
Pietro Sermonti
Sergio Solli
Neri Marcorè
CinematographyVladan Radovic
Edited byGianni Vezzosi
Music by Andrea Farri
Production
companies
Fandango
Ascent Film
Rai Cinema
Distributed by 01 Distribution
Release date
  • 6 February 2014 (2014-02-06)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian
Box office$5.5 million [1]

I Can Quit Whenever I Want (Italian : Smetto quando voglio) is a 2014 Italian crime comedy film directed by Sydney Sibilia. [2] [3] It was followed by two sequels, subtitled Masterclass and Ad Honorem , both released in 2017.

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Plot

Pietro Zinni, a brilliant neurobiologist, loses his job at the university because of the financial crisis. Without any reasonable chance to find another contract, Pietro assembles a team of ex-researchers like him—a chemist, a cultural anthropologist, an economist, an archaeologist, and two Latin scholars—to produce a little-known smart drug that is not yet illegal under Italian law. The gang achieves immediate and unexpected success but is unprepared for the problematic lifestyle that comes with such sudden wealth.

Cast

Accolades

YearAward/FestivalCategoryRecipientsResult
2014 59th David di Donatello Best Producer Domenico Procacci, Matteo Rovere and Rai Cinema Nominated
Best Film Domenico Procacci, Matteo Rovere, Sydney Sibilia and Rai CinemaNominated
Best New Director Sydney SibiliaNominated
Best Screenplay Valerio Attanasio, Sydney SibiliaNominated
Best Actor Edoardo Leo Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Valerio ApreaNominated
Stefano FresiNominated
Libero di RienzoNominated
Best SongSmetto quando voglioNominated
Best Editing Gianni VezzosiNominated
Best Sound Angelo BonanniNominated
Best Visual EffectsRodolfo Migliari, ChromaticaNominated
Ciak d'oro Best PosterI Can Quit Whenever I WantWon
Revelation Of the YearSydney SibiliaWon
Best Supporting Actor Paolo Calabresi Nominated
Best ScreenplayValerio Attanasio, Sydney SibiliaNominated
Best EditingGianni VezzosiNominated
Best ScoreAndrea FarriNominated
Best ProducerDomenico Procacci, Matteo RovereNominated
69th Nastri d'Argento Best Producer Domenico Procacci, Matteo Rovere and Rai CinemaWon
Best Actor Edoardo LeoNominated
Best New Director Sydney SibiliaNominated
Best ComedyNominated
Best Casting DirectorFrancesca Borromeo, Gabriella GiannattasioNominated
54th Italian Golden Globes Best ComedySydney SibiliaWon
Best FilmNominated
Reykjavik International Film Festival Best FilmWon

References

  1. "I Can Quit Whenever I Want (2014)". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  2. Dennis Harvey (14 January 2015). "Review: 'I Can Quit Whenever I Want'". Variety . Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  3. Camillo de Marco (6 February 2014). "I Can Quit Whenever I Want, not your average comedy". CinEuropa. Retrieved 7 February 2015.