

Lezioni di volo
2007-03-16 · 106 min · ★ 6.3
A pair of teen friends – known as "Chicken & Curry" because they are virtually inseparable – fail their high school finals and try to cover it by claiming that Curry is in the midst of an identity crisis that can only be solved by a visit to his ancestral homeland, India. While the ruse works wonderfully on their parents, this impromptu journey of self-discovery takes an unexpected detour when Curry locates his biological sister and remains captivated by the country he first despised, and Chicken falls for an older doctor working for Médecins Sans Frontières.
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- Directors
- Francesca Archibugi
- Production companies
- Film Commission Torino Piemonte, Cattleya, Khussro Films, Babe Film, RAI Cinema
- Countries
- France, India, Italy, United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Giovanna MezzogiornoChiara Della Notte
Anna GalienaPollo's mother
Flavio BucciPollo's father
Roberto CitranCurry's father
Archie PanjabiSharmila
Mariano RigilloRabbi
Douglas HenshallAarto
Angela FinocchiaroCurry's motherTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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