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Perfect Strangers

Perfect Strangers

Everyone has three lives: A public life. A private life... and a secret life.

20167.91h 37m

Overview

During a dinner, a group of friends decide to share whatever message or phone call they will receive during the evening, with unforeseen consequences.

Directed by Paolo Genovese
Written by Paolo Genovese, Paolo Costella, Rolando Ravello
Produced by Marco Belardi
Box Office0Revenue: $32.2M

Top Cast

Giuseppe Battiston

Giuseppe Battiston

Peppe

Anna Foglietta

Anna Foglietta

Carlotta

Marco Giallini

Marco Giallini

Rocco

Edoardo Leo

Edoardo Leo

Cosimo

Valerio Mastandrea

Valerio Mastandrea

Lele

Alba Rohrwacher

Alba Rohrwacher

Bianca

Kasia Smutniak

Kasia Smutniak

Eva

Benedetta Porcaroli

Benedetta Porcaroli

Sofia

Elisabetta De Palo

Elisabetta De Palo

Nonna

T

Tommaso Tatafiore

Bruno

Themes & Keywords

friendshipjealousyhusband wife relationshipitalianitalytruthconfidencehonestylovelove affairtrustgamechildhood friendslove fiction

About Perfect Strangers

Perfect Strangers is a comedy, drama film released in 2016 exploring themes of friendship, jealousy, husband wife relationship, italian, italy, truth. Directed by Paolo Genovese, it stars Giuseppe Battiston, Anna Foglietta, Marco Giallini. During a dinner, a group of friends decide to share whatever message or phone call they will receive during the evening, with unforeseen consequences.

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