Umberto Carteni’s comedic debut concerns a gay man whose life is complicated when he runs for office in a right-wing town. In an unnamed Italian city, the incumbent conservative mayor builds walls to stop crime. Piero (Italian sex symbol Luca Argentero, star of Lessons in Chocolate, NIC 2007) is more interested in building community—for gays and lesbians, in particular. When he is paired with running mate Adele, a more family-focused politician, conflict is predictably set in motion. As opposites start attracting, however, Piero’s career ambitions—and his long-term relationship with Remo (Filippo Nigro)—are threatened. Punctuated by bouncy R&B tunes and featuring the talented and beautiful Claudia Gerini (also seen in Fausto Brizzi’s Ex) as Adele, Different from Whom is a delightful farce about sexuality and politics that playfully satirizes all identities along both continuums.


Written by Fabio Bonifacci. Photographed by Marcello Montarso. With Luca Argentero, Claudia Gerini, Filippo Nigro (102 min).