Let's Go to the Country

Let's Go to the Country (Andiamo a quel paese, 2014) is an Italian comedy you can watch online on iFILM. Two broke friends quit expensive Palermo for a tiny inland town, where they stumble onto an unlikely way to make rent.

Salvo and Valentino move to Monteforte, the home village of one of them, drawn by the low cost of living. The catch is that almost everyone left in town is elderly. At first the pair treat the pensioners as deadweight, until it dawns on them that every old man and woman draws a steady monthly check. What follows is a scheme that slowly turns into something between a boarding house and a business. Sicilian double act Salvatore Ficarra and Valentino Picone star and direct, working a small-town world they clearly know from the inside.

The comedy runs on their long-honed timing and gently needles the Italian recession, meddling relatives, and the cunning of old folks who keep outplaying the young. Light, unpretentious, and rich with Sicilian flavor. Stream Let's Go to the Country (2014) online on iFILM.