The Perfect Dinner (2022)
Carmine is a Neapolitan mafioso who isn’t cut out for the criminal life. Under the protection of his boss Pasquale, Carmine is sent north to run a money laundering operation through a restaurant. He simply needs to defrost frozen meals, issue receipts and dinner is served. But everything changes when he meets Consuelo, a chef who always pursues perfection and dreams of winning a Michelin star. Carmine hires her and decides to transform the establishment into a high-end restaurant. Could the love for food and dream of winning a Michelin star give them both a second chance?
Director: Davide Minnella
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Salvatore Esposito as Carmine |
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Greta Scarano as Consuelo |
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Gianluca Colucci as Rosario |
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Gianfranco Gallo as Don Pasquale |
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Antonella Attili as PM Maria Iodice |
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Antonio Grosso as Giuliano |
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Marlon Joubert as Giuliano Picariello |
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Teresa Ferrari as Jessica |
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Federico Le Pera as Jacopo |
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Giampiero De Concilio as Margherita |
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Fabrizio Kofler as Arturo |
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Giampiero Judica as Massimo |
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Alberto Basaluzzo as Orfeo |
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Thomas Santu as Pietro |
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Christoph Hülsen as Erik Bergreen |
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Stefano Sardo as Luca Villani |
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Roberto Andreucci as Saverio Pescivendolo |
| Directing | Davide Minnella | Director |
| Writing | Stefano Sardo | Story |
| Writing | Giordana Mari | Writer |
| Writing | Stefano Sardo | Writer |
| Writing | Gianluca Bernardini | Writer |
| Writing | Salvatore Esposito | Writer |
| Production | Fulvio Lucisano | Producer |
| Production | Federica Lucisano | Producer |
| Production | Giulio Steve | Executive Producer |
| Production | Roberto Andreucci | Producer |
| Sound | Michele Braga | Music |
| Sound | Michele Braga | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Sarah McTeigue | Editor |
| Production | Cristina Raffaeli | Casting Director |
| Art | Massimo Santomarco | Set Decoration |
| Production | Silvia Spagnoletti Zeuli | Assistant Location Manager |
| Camera | Marco Pieroni | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Marco Pieroni | Cinematography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Grazia Materia | Costumer |
| Art | Cristiana Scipioni | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Alessio Costantino | Sound |
| Art | Edoardo Piacente | Assistant Property Master |
| Production | Patrizia Pierucci | Accountant |
| Editing | Alessandro Andreoli | Colorist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosanna Sisto | Costume Assistant |
| Editing | Jacopo Stelluti | Online Editor |
| Editing | Chiara De Cunto | First Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Luca Antonini | Orchestrator |
| Crew | Giuseppe Fusco | Additional Music |
| Sound | Tecla Zorzi | Music Editor |