After a knock on the head, water polo player Michele Apicella finds he
has lost his memory. Before he know it, he is recruited by a
water polo team and performs in a match, whilst he struggles to
remember who he is. A troublesome journalist reminds him that he
is a member of the Italian Communist Party and a public figure.
As past memories begin to permeate his consciousness, Michele gradually
realises who he is...
Cast: Nanni Moretti (Michele Apicella),
Silvio Orlando (Coach of 'Rari Nantes Monteverde'),
Mariella Valentini (Reporter),
Alfonso Santagata (Tiresome guy 1),
Claudio Morganti (Tiresome guy 2),
Asia Argento (Valentina),
Eugenio Masciari (Referee),
Mario Patanè (Simone),
Antonio Petrocelli (Fascist),
Remo Remotti (Alter ego of coach),
Fabio Traversa (Michele's friend),
Giovanni Buttafava (Psychanalyst),
Gabriele Ceracchini (Michele as a boy),
Luisanna Pandolfi (Michele's mother),
Imre Budavari (Himself),
Mauro Maugeri (Coach of 'Pallanuoto Acireale'),
Marco Messeri (Michele's father (young)),
Daniele Luchetti (Michele's TV assistant),
Carlo Mazzacurati (Man in swimming pool),
Raoul Ruiz (South-American man)
Country: Italy / France
Language: Italian
Support: Color
Runtime: 89 min
Aka:Red Lob
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