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Solino (2002)

124 min  -  Drama | Comedy  -   7 November 2002 (Germany)
7.2
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In the sixties Romano Amato, his wife Rosa and their two sons Giancarlo and Gigi emigrate from Solino in Italy to Duisburg in the Ruhr area and establish the first Pizza restaurant in town... See full summary »

Director:

Fatih Akin

Writer:

Ruth Toma
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christian Tasche Christian Tasche ...
Jos Vater
Barnaby Metschurat Barnaby Metschurat ...
Tiziana Lodato Tiziana Lodato ...
Ada
Antonella Attili ...
Rosa
Moritz Bleibtreu ...
Annika Schmitz Annika Schmitz ...
Jo Kind
Patrycia Ziolkowska Patrycia Ziolkowska ...
Jo
Nicola Cutrignelli Nicola Cutrignelli ...
Gigi Kind
Michele Ranieri Michele Ranieri ...
Giancarlo Kind
Cesare Mele Cesare Mele ...
Umberto Kind
Franco Iavarone Franco Iavarone ...
Alfredo (as Franco Javarone)
Pino Cacace Pino Cacace ...
Carabiniere
Giuseppe Fernando Caputo Giuseppe Fernando Caputo ...
Rosas Vater
Rosa Di Brigida Rosa Di Brigida ...
Paola
Giuseppe De Rosa Giuseppe De Rosa ...
Antonio
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Storyline

In the sixties Romano Amato, his wife Rosa and their two sons Giancarlo and Gigi emigrate from Solino in Italy to Duisburg in the Ruhr area and establish the first Pizza restaurant in town. Their business emerges well and both children get used to Germany. 10 years later the brothers fall in love with the same woman; they break tie with each other in anger and Gigi returns to Solino with his mother. A decade later both meet again and have a retrospect on their lives. Written by Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm@inutil.org>  

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Plot Keywords:

Restaurant | Pizza | Bus Stop | Moving In | Father Son Relationship  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Comedy

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Country:

Germany

Language:

German | Italian

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Filming Locations:

Apulia, Italy See more »

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Budget:

DEM 10,000,000 (estimated)
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Technical Specs

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 | Germany: (TV version)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

When the brothers, both stoned, drive on the Autobahn at night, the car seems to fly. It shows the license plate "DU-DU" (DU for Duisburg), same as the VW Beetle "Dudu" from the German 1970s "Käfer" movie series (inspired by the US "Herbie" movies). See more »

Connections

References The Damned (1969) See more »