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This comedy of manners is a friendishly clever take on decorum in the age of smartphones. During a dinner party, seven friends decide to play a dangerous game. The attendees place their cellphones on the table and agree to make all texts and calls public in an attempt to prove that they have nothing to hide. Rapid fire and wildly entertaining, Perfect strangers poses the question: how well do we really know those closest to us?

Primary Title
  • Perfect Strangers = Perfetti Sconosciuti
Date Broadcast
  • Sunday 13 February 2022
Release Year
  • 2016
Start Time
  • 20 : 35
Finish Time
  • 22 : 25
Duration
  • 110:00
Channel
  • Maori Television
Broadcaster
  • Maori Television Service
Programme Description
  • This comedy of manners is a friendishly clever take on decorum in the age of smartphones. During a dinner party, seven friends decide to play a dangerous game. The attendees place their cellphones on the table and agree to make all texts and calls public in an attempt to prove that they have nothing to hide. Rapid fire and wildly entertaining, Perfect strangers poses the question: how well do we really know those closest to us?
Classification
  • M
Owning Collection
  • TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • Italian
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Friendship--Drama
  • Man-woman relationships--Drama
  • Dinners and dining--Drama
  • Smartphones--Drama
  • Secrecy--Drama
  • Games--Drama
  • Feature films--Italy
Genres
  • Comedy-drama
Contributors
  • Paolo Genovese (Director)
  • Paolo Genovese (Writer)
  • Filippo Bologna (Writer)
  • Paolo Costella (Writer)
  • Giuseppe Battiston (Actor)
  • Anna Foglietta (Actor)
  • Marco Giallini (Actor)
  • Valerio Mastandrea (Actor)
  • Alba Rohrwacher (Actor)
  • Kasia Smutniak (Actor)
  • Benedetta Porcaroli (Actor)
  • Marco Belardi (Producer)
  • Maurizio Filardo (Composer)
  • Fabrizio Lucci (Director of Photography)
  • Consuelo Catucci (Editor)
  • Medusa Film (Production Unit)
  • Lotus Productions (Production Unit)
  • Leone Film Group (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Friendship--Drama
  • Man-woman relationships--Drama
  • Dinners and dining--Drama
  • Smartphones--Drama
  • Secrecy--Drama
  • Games--Drama
  • Feature films--Italy