Chez Gino (2011)
Directed by Samuel Benchetrit

Comedy

Film Synopsis

Gino, a resident of Brussels for the past thirty years, runs a thriving pizzeria which he bought with his wife Simone's savings.  One day, unimaginable wealth is in the offing when he learns that his insanely wealthy Italian uncle has just died, leaving Gino a substantial part of his vast fortune.  Gino's uncle did not get rich by honest means, but by being one of his country's most notorious gangster bosses.  To prove himself a worthy heir to this ruthless king of the Italian underworld Gino must demonstrate that he is the don of the Parisian pizzerias.  It seems to be an easy deception to pull off.  Gino gets in touch with a filmmaker and asks him to make a documentary which presents him as the pizza world's most formidable crime lord.  The plan might have worked if it were not for the fact that Gino's family have a sudden attack of scruples and refuse to go along with the fraud.  Gino doesn't help matters when he gets carried away with his role playing and upsets the film crew.  Still, there is one person that Gino manages to convince with his ill-judged stunt - a real gangster who sees him as a rival that must be eliminated...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Samuel Benchetrit
  • Script: Samuel Benchetrit, Gábor Rassov
  • Cinematographer: Guillaume Schiffman
  • Music: Michel Korb
  • Cast: José Garcia (Gino Roma), Anna Mouglalis (Simone Roma), Samuel Benchetrit (D. T. Stern), Sergi López (Pedro Gonzales), Ben Gazzara (Oncle Giovanni), Adèle Exarchopoulos (Maria Roma), Martin Jobert (Marco Roma), Serge Larivière (Paulo, décorateur), Robert Assolen (Richard), Fabrice Adde (Jacques, ingénieur son), Mahipal Singh (Akim), Prosper Leprégassin (Simba), Jules Benchetrit (Gino enfant), Jalil Lespert (Oncle Giovanni), Catherine Herold (Tante Carla), Etienne Mallevaey (Clou), Jean-Jacques Le Vessier (Homme entrepôt), Marie-Paule Brauers (La mère de Jacques), Moïse Santamaria (Homme Gonzales 1), Tiago Manaïa (Homme Gonzales 2)
  • Country: France / Belgium
  • Language: French / Italian
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 100 min

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