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Girlfriend in a Coma
Girlfriend in a Coma

Girlfriend in a Coma

A campaign to wake Italy up

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Girlfriend in a Coma is a documentary that exposes the dire situation of Italian politics and the process of economic and social decline the country has suffered during the last two decades, treating the decline as a warning of what might happen elsewhere in the West. The decline has occurred amid a collapse of moral values and the victory of “Mala Italia” over “Buona Italia”. It has been lauded as being ground-breaking in its creative combination of animation, interviews and hard facts, and has caused fierce controversy in Italy.

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

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Rating

6.875/10

Release Date

26 November 2012

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Bill Emmott

Bill Emmott

Self

Silvio Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi

Self (archive footage)

Emma Bonino

Emma Bonino

Self

Mario Calabresi

Mario Calabresi

Self

Sylvia De Fanti

Sylvia De Fanti

Self

Livia Giuggioli

Livia Giuggioli

Self

John Elkann

John Elkann

Self

Giampiero Judica

Giampiero Judica

Self

Sergio Marchionne

Sergio Marchionne

Self

Mario Monti

Mario Monti

Self

Nanni Moretti

Nanni Moretti

Self

Alessandro Riceci

Alessandro Riceci

Self

Toni Servillo

Toni Servillo

Self

Marco Travaglio

Marco Travaglio

Self

Gina Nieri

Gina Nieri

Self

Marcello Mastroianni

Marcello Mastroianni

Augusto Rusconi (archive footage) (uncredited)

Anna Magnani

Anna Magnani

Maddalena Cecconi (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sophia Loren

Sophia Loren

Mara (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hugh Grant

Hugh Grant

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Serena Dandini

Serena Dandini

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch

Dante (voice)

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