Directed by:
Roberto AndòScreenplay:
Roberto AndòCinematography:
Maurizio CalvesiComposer:
Nicola PiovaniCast:
Toni Servillo, Daniel Auteuil, Connie Nielsen, Marie-Josée Croze, Lisa Eichhorn, Julian Ovenden, Lambert Wilson, Moritz Bleibtreu, Pierfrancesco Favino (more)Plots(1)
"They are rich, fat, and sleek. They excel in wickedness, they do not plead the cause of the orphan, they do not defend the rights of the poorest." Such are financiers and bankers, the prime movers of global events, in the words of Carthusian monk Roberto Salus, who is attending a G8 summit of financial ministers at the invitation of IMF chief Daniel Roché. The scene is the Baltic coast at a majestic luxury hotel where state treasurers are preparing to introduce radical economic reforms that will have irreparable destructive effects on less-developed countries. The economic leaders' overweening arrogance, however, is severely tempered when one of them is found dead in his hotel room. Salus quickly becomes the main suspect. In his new film – a new kind of philosophical suspense drama – Roberto Andò proves that supreme stylistic elegance and intellectual depth need not be mutually exclusive. He reminds us through his hero, portrayed by the inimitable Toni Servillo (The Great Beauty) with cultivated grace and gentle irony, that wasting time has never harmed anyone. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Toni Servillo
Italy
Best movies:
The Great Beauty (2013)
The Jewel (2011)
The Consequences of Love (2004)
Daniel Auteuil
Algeria
Best movies:
Jean de Florette (1986)
Manon of the Spring (1986)
Nos femmes (2015)
Connie Nielsen
Denmark
Best movies:
Gladiator (2000)
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
Brothers (2004)
Marie-Josée Croze
Canada
Best movies:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
Munich (2005)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Lisa Eichhorn
USA
Best movies:
Ściana (1982) (TV movie)
About Time (2013)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Julian Ovenden
UK
Best movies:
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Colonia (2015)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
Lambert Wilson
France
Best movies:
La Dernière Nuit (1981) (TV movie)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Ernest & Celestine (2012)
Moritz Bleibtreu
West Germany
Best movies:
Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Time You Change (2010)
Pierfrancesco Favino
Italy
Best movies:
Rush (2013)
Gino Bartali - L'intramontabile (2006) (TV movie)
The Count of Monte-Cristo (2024)
Richard Sammel
West Germany
Best movies:
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Casino Royale (2006)
Togo Igawa
Japan
Best movies:
The Gentlemen (2019)
The Last Samurai (2003)
Tetris (2023)
Johan Heldenbergh
Belgium
Best movies:
Quo vadis, Aida? (2020)
Antonia's Line (1995)
Ben X (2007)
Stéphane Freiss
France
Best movies:
Munich (2005)
Vagabond (1985)
Welcome to the Sticks (2008)
Michael Epp
West Germany
Best movies:
War and Peace (2016) (series)
V2. Escape from Hell (2021)
Another Mother's Son (2017)
Jeff Burrell
USA
Best movies:
Curveball (2020)
Jack Strong (2014)
Race (2016)
John Keogh
Best movies:
The Pianist (2002)
The Constant Gardener (2005)
Equilibrium (2002)
Aleksey Guskov
Poland
Best movies:
The Master and Margarita (2023)
The Concert (2009)
Granica. Tajožnyj roman (2001) (series)
Tomas Spencer
Best movies:
Lessons of a Dream (2011)
Carlos (2010) (TV movie)
The Last Station (2009)
Peter Fieseler
West Germany
Best movies:
The Experiment (2001)
Lammbock - Alles in Handarbeit (2001)
The Confessions (2016)
Moritz Berg
Best movies:
Bridge of Spies (2015)
Cloud Atlas (2012)
Stromberg - Der Film (2014)