Like a Cat on a Highway

Like a Cat on a Highway (Come un gatto in tangenziale, 2017) is an Italian comedy from Riccardo Milani that you can watch online on iFILM. The setup is simple and combustible: a buttoned-up intellectual and a loud, working-class single mum are forced to deal with each other because their teenage kids have fallen in love.

Giovanni runs a think tank, lectures about European integration, and lives in central Rome. Monica raises her son in a rough outer suburb and says exactly what she thinks. Their thirteen-year-olds, Agnese and Alessio, are an item, and both parents agree on one thing only: this romance has to end. The trouble is, the longer they scheme side by side, the harder they are to ignore. Paola Cortellesi and Antonio Albanese play the class clash with that very Italian blend of shouting and tenderness.

It became one of the biggest local hits of its season and spawned two sequels. Under the comedy sits a sharp portrait of two Italys that pretend the other doesn't exist. Light, but not dumb, and perfect for a relaxed evening. Stream Like a Cat on a Highway (2017) online on iFILM.