Different From Whom?

• Diverso Da Chi?
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• Year: 2009
• Running time: 112 Minutes
• Language: Italian
• Sub-Titles:English Sub-Titles

Funny and romantic, Umberto Carteni’s debut concerns an out gay man whose life is complicated when he runs for mayor in a right-wing town.

In an unnamed Italian city, the current conservative mayor builds walls to stop crime. Piero (Luca Argentero) is more interested in building community – for gays and lesbians, in particular. When he is paired with a more family-focused woman as his deputy mayor, much conflict ensues. As opposites start attracting, however, Piero’s political ambitions – and his long-term relationship with Remo (Filippo Negro) – are threatened.

Punctuated by bouncy R&B tunes, Different From Whom is a delightful farce about sexuality and politics that playfully satirizes all the spaces along both continuums.