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Like A Cat On A Highway 2
New Italian Cinema

Like A Cat On A Highway 2

Come un gatto in tangenziale - Ritorno a Coccia di Morto

The second chapter of the blockbuster comedy Like a Cat on a Highway (IFF18) sees the return of Paola Cortellesi and Antonio Albanese as foul-mouthed, tattooed Monica and radical chic intellectual Giovanni, three years since the end of their love story.

When Monica ends up in jail because her stepsister twins (Alessandra and Valentina Giudicessa) hid stolen goods in the oil drums of “Pizza e Samosa”, she calls Giovanni for help as her son Alessio (Simone de Bianchi) is in England. To get Monica out of prison, Giovanni succeeds in replacing the detention with community service in the parish of San Basilio led by Don Davide (Luca Argentero), who is as handsome as he is pious.

Thus, Monica and Giovanni's lives are intertwined again, but when they organise a lunch in Coccia di Morto with the whole family, the unthinkable happens…

An unmissable comic delight, Like a Cat on a Highway 2 is great fun, and reunites two of Italy’s best-known and much-loved comedy actors.

The Cortellesi / Albanese duo is reconfirmed as a winning card in the Italian actor scene.
Cinema iCrewPlay
Australian Premiere
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2021 | 109 min | Comedy | Italy | Italian with English subtitles
Director
Riccardo Milani
Cast
Paola Cortellesi, Antonio Albanese, Luca Argentero, Sonia Bergamasco, Sarah Felberbaum, Claudio Amendola
Riccardo Milani

Director: Riccardo Milani

Born in Rome in 1958, Riccardo Milani is a film and television director and screenwriter. After being assistant director for Mario Monicelli, Nanni Moretti, Florestano Vancini and Daniele Luchetti, he made his feature film debut with the comedy-drama Good Luck Professor in 1994. His films include The Soul’s Place (2003), The Family (2012), Welcome Mr. President (2013) and Like a Cat on a Highway (IFF2018).