Papà dice messa

5.8 (19 votes)• 1996• 100m•Released

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Father Arturo is a suburban parish priest, full of goodwill despite the absenteeism of his parishioners and the "harassment" from his bishop. One day, Francesco, the son he secretly had twenty years earlier, shows up at the church. His girlfriend, Matilda, is pregnant—Father Arturo is about to become a grandfather! The next day, Francesco disappears, and the priest and the girl set out to find him.

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Languages: Italian

Director: Renato Pozzetto

Starring Cast: Renato Pozzetto, Teo Teocoli, Felice Andreasi, Marta Forghieri, Nunzio Fabrizio, Paolo Mancini

Cast

Renato Pozzetto

Don Arturo

Teo Teocoli

Zobeide/Fortis Ferdinando

Felice Andreasi

Vescovo

Marta Forghieri

Matilda

Nunzio Fabrizio

Poliziotto

Paolo Mancini

Poliziotto

Giacomo Pozzetto

Francesco

Maurizio Tabani

Marcello, l'edicolante

Helmut Hagen

Commissario di polizia

Ulla Keslerova

Mara

Antonio Ballerio

Marito di Mara

Renato Moretti

Padre di Zobeide/Fortis Ferdinando

Mirella Falco

Madre di Zobeide/Fortis Ferdinando

Pietro Sarubbi

Barista del chiosco

Zora Kerova

Mara

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