It's the Law (film)
It's the Law (Italian: L'ora legale, lit. 'The legal hour', Italian for "daylight saving time") is a 2017 Italian comedy film, directed and starred by Ficarra e Picone. It was released in Italy by Medusa Film on 19 January 2017.[1][2]
| It's the Law | |
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 Film poster | |
| Italian | L'ora legale |
| Directed by | Ficarra e Picone |
| Written by | Ficarra e Picone Edoardo De Angelis |
| Produced by | Attilio De Razza |
| Starring | Salvatore Ficarra Valentino Picone Leo Gullotta Vincenzo Amato |
| Edited by | Claudio Di Mauro |
| Distributed by | Medusa Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 min |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
| Box office | US$11.5 million[1] |
Plot
In Pietrammare, a Sicilian town, a new mayor is to be elected. The candidates are the former mayor, a mafia puppet hated by the community, and a mild professor, who wants to finally bring honesty to the country. The latter candidate wins the election, and, with the help of his relatives Salvatore and Valentino, begins to implement his program of legality. Unfortunately this program of "civilisation" only exasperates all the citizens, with fines being charged for various infractions and taxes being increased. Eventually, this also involves Salvo and Valentino, who see their bar being closed because the kiosk was abusive. For this reason, the couple organizes a plan to defame the mayor, in order to start up a parliamentary inquiry, forcing the mayor to resign.
Reception
The film was number-one in Italy on its opening weekend, with US$3.48 million.[3]
The film being acclaimed by Italian critics.
References
- "L'ora legale". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- "It's the Law". Lavazza Italian Film Festival. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- "Italy Box Office January 20–22, 2017". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 25 January 2017.