Qualunquemente is a 2011 Italian film starring comedian Antonio Albanese

Antonio Albanese

Antonio Albanese is an Italian comedian, actor, director and writer.Born in Lombardy to Sicilian parents, he studied at the Civic Drama School in Milan, then opted to pursue an acting career. His first experiences as a comedian date back to 1992, when he made his debut at the Zelig Theatre in Milan...

 as his famous character Cetto La Qualunque, a sleazy Southern Italy politician. The title means "whichever-ly" (adding ungrammatical adverbial endings is a shtick of the main character). It was released in Italy on 600 copies on January 21, 2011 and was screened in the Main Programme of the Panorama section at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival

61st Berlin International Film Festival

The 61st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 10 to February 20, 2011, with actress Isabella Rossellini as the President of the Jury. The Coen Brothers film True Grit opened the festival. 300,000 tickets were sold in total during the event, to 20,000 attendees from 116...

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Plot

Corrupt and sleazy entrepreneur Cetto La Qualunque comes back to Italy

Italy

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 and "jumps into politics" lest his law-abiding opponent, Giovanni De Santis, is elected as mayor

Mayor

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Reception

Qualunquemente earned $7.4 million at the box office in its opening weekend. Critics have drawn comparisons between the main character and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi , also known as Il Cavaliere – from knighthood to the Order of Merit for Labour which he received in 1977 – is an Italian politician and businessman who served three terms as Prime Minister of Italy, from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006, and 2008 to 2011. Berlusconi is also the...

, particularly regarding his contemporary sex scandals.