Where Am I Going? (Quo Vado?)
Checco Zalone (Luca Pasquale Medici) holds his dream job – a ‘permanent position’ in the notorious Italian public service; a lifetime of guaranteed income, allowances, perks and kickbacks.
His life is turned upside down however, when the government grandly announces a scheme to streamline the system. Rather than accept redundancy like most others, he consults a politician, who advises him to never give up such a job.
He accepts more and more ludicrous and remote posts and embraces them with passion, much to the annoyance of his increasingly desperate superiors, who are embarrassed by his continuing success.
This cheeky poke at Italian politics, views and way of life has been a smash hit in Italy and features in the Italian Film Festival in Sydney. (CCov)
★★★1/2
