Unfair Competition

Unfair Competition

2001 · 110 min · IT · 7.0 (81 votes)
Dir. Ettore Scola · Starring Diego Abatantuono, Sergio Castellitto, Gérard Depardieu, Antonella Attili, Claudio Bigagli, Sandra Collodel · Music Armando Trovajoli
DramaComedy

Two linen fabric dealers with their shops close to one another, battle against each other for more and more costumers. Umberto constantly loses clients because of the tough competition brought by Leone, who offers the best prices in the neighborhood. But they leave differences aside when the rise of Fascism places Anti-Semitic politics which rigidly control business like the one conducted by the Jewish Leone, and those new regulations are viewed by Umberto as completely unfair. The long rivalry soon becomes a great friendship.

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A sharp, witty battle of business rivals that evolves into an unlikely, heartwarming friendship. It captures the era's tensions while celebrating human connection and resilience against unfair systems.

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