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Wikipedia article




'Different from Whom?' is a 2009 Italian comedy film directed by Umberto Carteni.

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.

'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.

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

References






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