La matassa

La matassa

6.7IMDb Score
Released:2009-03-13
Genre:Comedy
Duration:98 min
Country:Italy
Director:Salvatore Ficarra, Valentino Picone, Giambattista Avellino
Actors:Salvatore Ficarra, Valentino Picone, Anna Safroncik, Claudio Gioè, Domenico Centamore
Production:Sky Cinema, Medusa Film, Tramp Limited

Overview:

Two cousins haven't spoken for almost twenty years, thanks to the enmity that their fathers feel toward one another. But an accident suddenly brings the cousins back together and thrusts them deep into the heart of the mafia.

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