Bianco, rosso e Verdone

Set during Italy's early 1980s electoral moment, the film uses a national vote as a catalyst for personal misadventures. The period is marked by bureaucratic quirks and political tension, which amplify the characters' frustrations with daily life. The election-day setting underscores the tension between civic duty and everyday absurdity.

The narrative unfolds across major Italian locales on election day, moving from Turin to Rome and onward to Matera. The journey linguistically and visually showcases Italy's geographic and urban diversity, from bustling motorways to provincial towns. The motel interlude acts as a focal point where divergent stories briefly converge, highlighting the country’s social contrasts.

🗳️ Politics

The film satirizes the Italian electoral process and public trust, showing how personal grievances and family dynamics intersect with national politics. The characters’ journeys reveal the gap between political ideals and everyday reality. The culmination, with Pasquale’s irreverent tirade, embodies a collective sense of disillusionment toward the system.

🛣️ Road Trip

A series of misadventures on the Italian motorways turns a routine voting trip into a chaotic odyssey. Planning and impatience clash with unpredictability, exposing each character’s flaws. The road becomes a microcosm of broader social critique, where small crises escalate into meaningful commentary.

👵 Generations

Intergenerational tension plays out through Mimmo and his grandmother, whose interplay exposes how authority, tradition, and care intersect with modern politics. The grandmother’s manipulative pragmatism contrasts with Mimmo’s naiveté, underscoring the persistence of older attitudes in a changing society. Her death at the polling booth adds a stark note on duty, fate, and compliance.