Different from Whom?

Different from Whom? (Italian: Diverso da chi?) is a 2009 Italian comedy film directed by Umberto Carteni.

Different from Whom?
Directed by	Umberto Carteni
Written by	Fabio Bonifacci
Starring	Luca Argentero Claudia Gerini Filippo Nigro
Cinematography	Marcello Montarsi
Edited by	Consuelo Cartucci[1]
Music by	Massimo Nunzi
Production company	Cattleya[1]
Distributed by	Universal Pictures[1]
Release date	March 20, 2009 (2009-03-20)
Running time	100 minutes
Language	Italian

Plot

Piero is a young openly gay left-wing politician who lives in Trieste with his boyfriend Remo. During his mayoral election campaign the party decides to also to run Adele, a Catholic and strict conservative politician, as deputy mayor. Piero and Adele will discover to be attracted to each other, causing a stir among the voters and the political opponents, and suddenly turning Piero's boyfriend Remo into the odd man out.

Cast

• Luca Argentero as Piero
• Claudia Gerini as Adele
• Filippo Nigro as Remo
• Francesco Pannofino as Galeazzo
• Giuseppe Cederna as Serafini
• Antonio Catania as Corazza
• Rinaldo Rocco as Samuele
• Paolo Graziosi

Reception

The film has been cited as an example of sexual fluidity in recent queer European cinema.^[2]

Different from Whom? was criticized by a panelist at the Melbourne Queer Film Festival as a film that was "made for straight audiences" and claimed that the film panders to heterosexuals who are uncomfortable with homosexuality.^[3]

Awards

• 2009 - Globi d'oro
  • Best First Feature to Umberto Carteni
  • Nomination Best Comedy to Umberto Carteni

See also

• List of Italian films of 2009