A Whole Life Ahead (2008)
Tutta la vita davanti
117 min
25-year-old philosophy major Marta faces the ugly truth for many young Italians — a complete lack of career opportunities. While babysitting for single mother Sonia, she starts to work as a telemarketer, experiencing first-hand the fanatical and exploitative rat-race culture pushed on employees while quickly rising through the ranks of the company. Around her revolve people like delusional supervisor Daniela, her womanizing boss Claudio, fragile coworker Lucio "2", and well-meaning but inconsistent union rep Giorgio.
- Release date
- August 15, 2013
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Budget
- $6,150,000
- Box office
- $5,788,176
Where to watch
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Cast
- Isabella Ragonese as Marta
- Massimo Ghini as Claudio
- Valerio Mastandrea as Giorgio Conforti
- Micaela Ramazzotti as Sonia
- Elio Germano as Lucio 2
- Sabrina Ferilli as Daniela
- Laura Morante as Voce narrante
- Giulia Salerno as Lara
- Edoardo Gabbriellini as Roberto
- Valentina Carnelutti as Maria Chiara
- Caterina Guzzanti as Fabiana
- Elena Arvigo as Giorgio Conforti's wife
- Paola Tiziana Cruciani as Sonia's mother
- Raffaele Vannoli as Claudio's assistant
- Veronica Corsi as Antonella, operator
- Alessandro Roja as Technical support
- Niccolò Senni as Sebastiano
- Bob Messini as Sonia's customer
- Giorgio Algranti as Sonia's customer
- Teresa Saponangelo as Actress – Operator
- Francesca Cutolo as Actress – Housewife
Crew
- Paolo Virzì · Director
- Francesco Bruni · Writer
- Paolo Virzì · Writer
- Michela Murgia · Writer
- Paolo Virzì · Producer
- Franco Piersanti · Composer
- Nicola Pecorini · Cinematographer
- Esmeralda Calabria · Editor
- Gianluca Greco · Casting director
- Davide Bassan · Production designer