Doctor on Call

Doctor on Call

2021 · 92 min · IT · NR · 6.2 (98 votes)
Dir. Guido Chiesa · Starring Diego Abatantuono, Frank Matano, Francesco Russo, Cecilia Napoli, Giorgia Spinelli, Alessandro Betti
Comedy

65 year old doctor Pierfrancesco works as a night-shift medical guard. He’s a grumpy man, full of aches and pains and is very rough with his patients. One night, he’s involved in a road collision with 30 year old delivery man Mario. While uninjured, Mario's bicycle is destroyed, and Pierfrancesco's sciatica flares up, making it impossible for him to drive. With both of their jobs in jeopardy, the doctor has an idea that could help them both: “remotely guided” by Pierfrancesco via wireless headset, Mario will visit his patients, and they’ll also carry out Mario’s delivery in Pierfrancesco’s car. After a range of daring (mis)adventures, they will learn to support each other, and the night will end with their lives both changed for the better.

VIBE

A charmingly offbeat comedy about two strangers forced together. It's a warm, funny, and ultimately uplifting tale of unexpected connection and finding common ground in the most unlikely of circumstances.

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