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A thief and a priest end up magically transported in the year 0's Palestine, where they'll have to make sure that the Nativity will follow its course.


Two cousins haven't spoken for almost twenty years, thanks to the enmity that their fathers feel toward one another. But an accident suddenly brings the cousins back together and thrusts them deep into the heart of the mafia.

Salvatore Ficarra
Gaetano

Valentino Picone
Paolo

Anna Safroncik
Olga

Claudio Gioè
Antonio

Domenico Centamore
Ignazio, l'esattore

Tuccio Musumeci
Il vecchio sposo

Pino Caruso
Don Gino

Mario Pupella
don Mimí

Mariella Lo Giudice
mamma di Paolo

Rosa Pianeta
mamma di Gaetano
La matassa is a comedy film released in 2009 exploring themes of picone, ficarra, ficarra e picone. Directed by Valentino Picone, it stars Salvatore Ficarra, Valentino Picone, Anna Safroncik. Two cousins haven't spoken for almost twenty years, thanks to the enmity that their fathers feel toward one another. But an accident suddenly brings the cousins back together and thrusts them deep into the heart of the mafia.
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