I Can Quit Whenever I Want

2014 1h 40m IT

👍

7.4

SOLID

★7.4TMDB · 1,865

Comedy

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

A university researcher is fired because of the cuts to university. To earn a living he decides to produce drugs recruiting his former colleagues, who despite their skills are living at the margins of society.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Cast

Edoardo Leo
Pietro Zinni
Valeria Solarino
Giulia
Valerio Aprea
Mattia Argeri
Paolo Calabresi
Arturo Frantini
Stefano Fresi
Alberto Petrelli
Lorenzo Lavia
Giorgio Sironi
Pietro Sermonti
Andrea De Sanctis
Libero De Rienzo
Bartolomeo Bonelli

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sydney Sibilia
Writers: Valerio Attanasio, Sydney Sibilia, Valerio Attanasio
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8

MONEY

Did you know

Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

MONEY

Did you know

Earned back only 3% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

ERA

Did you know

Released 12 years ago.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

CINEMA

Did you know

Part of the "I Can Quit Whenever I Want Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Sydney Sibilia, shot by Vladan Radović. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Original score by Andrea Farri. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Editor Gianni Vezzosi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

CAST

Did you know

Edoardo Leo and Valeria Solarino and Valerio Aprea carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sydney Sibilia directs. Vladan Radović behind the camera. Andrea Farri scores. Gianni Vezzosi cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 3% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 12 years ago.
4Part of the "I Can Quit Whenever I Want Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Sydney Sibilia, shot by Vladan Radović. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Andrea Farri. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Gianni Vezzosi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Edoardo Leo and Valeria Solarino and Valerio Aprea carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt3438354 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.