Just Believe follows Massimo Alberti (Leo), the owner of the “Miracolo Italiano” (The Italian Miracle), a bed and breakfast now reduced to a dilapidated building. Too few customers and too many taxes. One day, Massimo has an epiphany: in order to survive, he has to transform the B&B into a place of worship - where he will host tourists in exchange for a donation. After trying and failing to get into the more or less restricted circles of Catholicism, Judaism and Islam in a series of hilarious meetings, Massimo decides to create his own religion.
Assisted by his accountant sister Adriana (Margherita Buy, Mia Madre LIFF15) and his ex-wife’s quasi-guru boyfriend Marco (Giuseppe Battiston, also in The Last Prosecco, Perfect Strangers LIFF16), “Selfism” is born. The first religion that puts the “I” at the centre of the universe, and of course absolves all taxes. Get ready to convert!
"Jokes that make you go from sardonic smile to full laughter…a funny and profound comedy" ROLLING STONE ITALY
Director: ALESSANDRO ARONADIO
Born in Rome, Alessandro Aronadio’s 2010 debut feature One Life, Maybe Two was nominated for three awards at the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale). In 2016 his second feature Ears premiered at the Venice Film Festival, where it won Best Film. Just Believe is his third feature.
CAST
Edoardo Leo, Margherita Buy, Giuseppe Battiston, Massimiliano Bruno, Giulia Michelini
COMEDY | ITALY | 2018 | 100 MIN
Italian with English subtitles
SESSION TIMES
SYDNEY
CHAUVEL CINEMA
Friday 5, October 8:40 PM
PALACE NORTON STREET
Saturday 6, October 4:30 PM
MELBOURNE
KINO CINEMA
Thursday 4, October 6:00 PM
ADELAIDE
PALACE NOVA PROSPECT CINEMAS
Saturday 6, October 9:20 PM
PALACE NOVA EASTEND CINEMAS
Wednesday 10, October 11:00 AM
Friday 12, October 8:40 PM
BRISBANE
PALACE BARRACKS
Saturday 6, October 8:30 PM
PALACE CENTRO
Wednesday 10, October 11:00 AM
Friday 12, October 8:30 PM
PERTH
CINEMA PARADISO
Saturday 6, October 4:15 PM
LUNA ON SX
Saturday 13, October 4:15 PM
