[SIA'S "TOGETHER" PLAYING]
A FAMILY UPSIDE DOWN
We can take it higher
Come now
Set the past on fire
Stand up, raise your face
To the sky, my love
Together
We can take it higher
We can take it higher
I can see the rainbow
Coming from your heart
And it's all okay so
Come now
See you're my angel
Say "Bye" to the past
"Hello" to tomorrow
Oh
Can't love me
Unless you love you too
Treat yourself
Like nothin' but a fool
Can't love me
Unless you love you too
[BOTH SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
ALESSANDRO:
"All happy families are alike,
each unhappy family
is unhappy in its own way".
I didn't say that, Tolstoy did.
It means there's an infinite
number of ways
families can make life hell
for themselves.
For example, your family
might find itself
on a roller coaster
that's dangerously similar
to your own life.
First a slow, tiresome climb
followed by a sudden,
sharp drop until the moment
the only thing you can think is,
"Please, let me get off!"
Off what, though?
And this is us.
Everything OK?
Well...
Are we riding the Colorado Boat?
One moment, sweetheart,
I don't feel so great.
I want to ride
the Colorado Boat!
Sweetie, we've already done a
lot, why don't we take a break?
I want to ride
the Colorado Boat!
Let's ride the Colorado Boat!
ALESSANDRO: My daughter
Anna. Since it's her birthday,
she has decided she can double
her usual dose of whims.
Let's go!
Leo, lose that joint.
My wife Margherita, who seems
incapable of looking at me
without letting slip
some heartfelt criticism.
It's a cigarette.
Lose it, I said.
How does she notice every time?
My son Leo,
who's probably so wasted
he doesn't even know
where he is.
Because you stink
like Amsterdam!
My daughter Alice,
the sweetest
of legendary creatures:
Half teenager, half smartphone.
And my mother-in-law Rachele,
who's... how can I put this?
Hey, what's the rush?
She's my mother-in-law.
Wait for me, please!
[BUZZER SOUNDS]
5 MINUTES
[SIGHS]
What's wrong?
Nothing. Why?
Your face.
Uh... the ride... Whatever.
Listen, when are you planning
to assemble the bookcase?
What bookcase?
The one
that's been sitting there
for two months
waiting to be assembled.
You've had time, haven't you?
Are you rubbing it in
that I'm unemployed?
MARGHERITA: No, absolutely
not, I just want to understand
how come it hasn't...
been assembled yet.
I told you,
a couple of screws are missing.
Maybe, if you go to
a screw shop, you'd find them.
You quit! It was your choice.
You really want to have
this conversation here, now?
Mom, I'm thirsty.
I'll go get some water.
Perfect.
Still...
room temperature.
No, what water? Why not?
It's our turn.
Five minutes to go.
Ali, please.
We can't die of thirst.
That's enough! Stop it!
We're here to make your sister
happy, not to drink water.
I'm going.
Ali!
Excuse me, sorry.
Thank you.
No, sweetie...
Sorry, no. Forgive me,
it's your sister
who's being difficult.
I'm just a little nervous.
[BUZZER SOUNDS]
Oh, it's our turn. See?
Let's go.
Please, this way.
Thank you.
Well?
Let's wait for Alice.
We've been here for two hours.
Alice doesn't give a damn
about the ride.
Look, sorry, can we wait
one second for our daughter?
Ma'am, if everyone did that...
Did what?
One second, she's coming.
Ma'am, the line needs to move.
Please, let's get on this boat.
You go.
On my own?
If you care so much.
Please,
can we get into this log?
This log, as you call it,
needs the whole family.
That's how it is.
Please, the line needs to move.
In the end, you find yourself
alone inside a log
on a fake river, making a wish
that everyone secretly makes,
but no one will admit...
Why is he riding alone?
The wish to get another family.
[KEYS CLICKING]
ARE YOU FREE ON MONDAY
AT 5 P.M.?
Mom, can I get this?
MARGHERITA: No.
Come on, please!
I love it, and it's my birthday.
No, your birthday's tomorrow.
It's hideous. Let me see.
It looks like us.
Please, Mom, it's beautiful.
Come on, Anna,
put it back, it's ugly.
WHAT ABOUT DINNER?
FOR A CHANGE...
YOU KNOW THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE
Shall we go?
Yes.
[PEOPLE CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY]
Hi.Hi.
Can I have a gin and tonic?
No, sorry,
we don't serve alcohol.
You don't serve alcohol?
We don't serve alcohol.
What do you serve?
Fruit juices,
coffee, milkshakes.
Come on, gringo, you must have
a beer back there somewhere, no?
For starters,
my name's Paolo, not gringo,
As I said, I'm sorry,
but we don't serve alcohol.
Milkshake?
Milkshake.
[PEOPLE CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY]
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
MARGHERITA:
It's easy, sweetie.
If Giulia starts with 50 markers
and ends up with 32,
how many markers
did Luca take from Giulia?
A thousand?
What do you mean, a thousand?
Darling, can you put out
that cigarette, please?
RACHELE: Close the
window. It's freezing in here.
Sweetie...
Mom's right.
Think about it carefully,
take your time.
It's not difficult.
Come on. It's easy.
[KNOCKING]
Leo, can you get the door?
Why me?
Why not?
Who said it's always you
who gets to decide?
[VIDEO GAME CHIMING SOFTLY]
Will you please open the door,
Leo? Thank you.
Hello.
Hello.
Where have you been?
I went for a nice walk.
[SCOFFS]
Yeah, a walk?
I ordered room service.
It's pouring, didn't you notice?
[HEMS] Anna has to
finish her homework first.
Homework you should've got her
to do yesterday, by the way.
It's her birthday,
she's in 2nd grade.
She could skip homework,
perhaps?
Her birthday's tomorrow.
50 minus 32?
Thank you.
You're welcome, sweetheart.
I'm going to get changed.
What else do you have to do?
[ANNA HEMS]
What are you hiding, Anna?
Nothing.
Anna, what are you hiding?
Under your sweatshirt,
what's that?
Really, I don't have anything.
Really, let me see.
Anna, did you steal this?
ALICE: What is it?
That's cute.
Did she steal it?
Yes. She wanted it
at the souvenir shop,
I said no, and she stole it.
All right, Mom, calm down,
it's a snow globe.
What are you talking about?
All right. Alessandro!
Ale?
[CONTINUES CALLING "ALE"]
[THUNDER CRASHES]
Your daughter stole a snow globe
from a souvenir shop.
[EXHALES DEEPLY]
OK, DINNER IT IS. MONDAY EVENING
[PHONE CHIMES]
OL!
[SNORING]
[THUNDER CRASHES]
What... What's wrong with you?
[LEO SHUDDERING]
Leo. What's wrong?
Did you smoke too much?
Mommy?
Leo, I'm here.
What is it?
You're not my mommy.
Mommy. Mommy.
Oh, God, it's a nightmare.
LEO: Mommy?
Mommy?
Honey, I'm here.
We're both having
a terrible nightmare.
Don't worry, go back to sleep.
Are you really my mommy?
Yes. I am.
Now close your eyes
and everything will be alright,
you'll see.
I promise.
Mommy.
What is it, love?
Why do I smell like grass?
[HEMS]
Because
in this nightmare you're
a 14-year-old who smokes weed.
Go to sleep now.
[CRYING]
Will you all stop
making such a ruckus?
Ale?
Where's my phone?
Alice... is that you?
Come on, Anna, go bug Mom,
please, come on.
Why am I in this bed?
The problem isn't the bed.
And why are you talking
like Mom?
I don't know. I don't know
what's happening to us, but...
But?
Look at yourself in the mirror.
[GASPS, WHIMPERS]
So... So I'm...
[CRYING]
[EXCLAIMING]
I think I overdid it
with the weed last night.
[SNICKERING]
Who are you? Who are you?
Who are you?
What do you want? Let me sleep.
Is it not enough that you ruined
my daughter's life?
OK. I'm grandma.
So... if grandma's in my body,
and I'm in dad's body...
You're mom. Which means...
Leo...
Dad?
Dad, I've become grandma.
f*ck, I've become grandma.
Oh, God, what's happening?
Are you Alice?
Yes.
Guys, don't panic.
Anna?
Anna, are you mom?
Yes.
Are you Mom?
What's so funny, are you crazy?
Well, f*ck, it is funny.
It's not funny, it's tragic!
Look at the wrinkles on me.
And the body hair.
I have Leo's wiener.
Would you like to see it?
No!
Can you explain to me
what's going on?
Dad. What's happening is,
you've become Mom.
[LAUGHING]
Uh?
Look at you, you're mom!
You've become mom!
[THUNDER CRASHES]
GRANDMA
MOM
DAD
Do you mind
if I put it here like a brooch?
It's a bit more elegant.
Mom, please.
Grandma. I'm your grandma.
And I'm Margherita.
That's what the sticky notes
are for.
I got mixed up.
Well...
Now let's try to be rational.
Rational?
We've ended up
in an 80s sci-fi movie
and you want us to be rational?
It might just be a nightmare,
come on.
The nightmare hypothesis
is ruled out.
Why?
[EXCLAIMS]
Convinced now?
Yes.
Leo, any chance you put drugs
in our dinner,
and now we're all hallucinating?
[CLICKING TONGUE]
And why should we believe you?
If I had psychedelic drugs,
I wouldn't waste them on you.
Well, that makes sense.
I have a crucial job interview
on Monday.
What am I going to do?
You have a job interview?
Yes, and I can't send her.
Why didn't you say anything?
Because it's only an interview.
If it went well,
I'd have told you.
Maybe we should go
to your hospital.
You know everyone,
they'll treat us.
Sure, we'll say you're me
and I'm my six-year-old
daughter.
Seven.
Eh, seven...
And our teenage son
is his grandmother.
What could go wrong?
They'll have us all committed?
Exactly.
If this is what it looks like,
i.e., our souls
have moved into other bodies,
we'll be the greatest discovery
in the history of humanity.
Everyone will want to know
how we did it
and we'll become lab rats.
Do you know
how many billionaires
dream of transferring their soul
into the body of a teenager?
We can't go to the hospital.
The thing is, they don't know
how badly a teenager stinks.
So what are we going to do?
We'll pack our cases
and go home.
What about my birthday?
[EXHALES]
Happy birthday.
[WHIMPERING]
[CRYING]
Here it comes now
Let's get ready
Blow bombs away
Here it comes now
Here it comes now
Let's get ready
To save the day
Here it comes now
Oh, here it comes now
[BROTHERS AND SISTERS'
"HERE IT COMES" PLAYING]
Here it comes now
Here it goes
Here it goes now
We just have to behave
as if nothing had happened
and we're all as old as we look.
Got it?
Here it goes now
Good morning, Mr. Moretti.
Good morning.
Good morning.
And happy birthday, young lady.
Thank you very much.
Ready for your birthday party
at Gardaland?
Unfortunately,
we have to leave, actually.
Oh, really? Is there a problem
with the accommodation?
No, my mother...
Wife, I meant wife. My wife
was sick during the night,
so we decided to leave
immediately.
[GROANS]
RECEPTIONIST: I'm sorry.
Unfortunately,
I still have to charge you
for the party you booked.
Including the pony ride
at sunset.
We'll pay whatever
we have to pay, of course.
That'll be 800 Euros in total.
Card.
Here you are.
[BOTH HEM]
Mom, can I enter
the PIN number for you?
Of course.
Thank you.
[KEYPAD BEEPING]
On the other hand,
the souvenir photo
of the Colorado Boat ride,
is free.
Thank you.
Really beautiful!
Goodbye.
RECEPTIONIST: Goodbye.
Goodbye.
Goodbye.
[GRUNTING IN PROTEST]
What's wrong, Anna?
Are you coming?
No.
What did I say
about us ending up
as lab rats if people find out?
It's not fair!
I want to ride the pony
at sunset.
You're an ugly b*tch!
[EXCLAIMS SOFTLY]
I don't want to hear
another word.
Now shut up, all of you,
and do what I say.
Yes, let's go, then.
I have to pee. So do I.
Can't you wait till we get home?
My prostate isn't what it used
to be, you know.
Go.
Come on.
Dad, help me.
What?
Can you help me?
Do what?
Pee.
Absolutely not. I'm not dad.
Okay.
I'm Alice.
Okay.
Go, go.Okay.
[URINE FLOWING]
[ANNA GIGGLING]
Laser wiener.
[WHOOPS]
[URINE SPLATTERING]
Come on, let's go!
Hurry up.
Wait.
Come on, let's go.
No, come on,
those were my favorite pants!
Come on!
I'll get used to it!
My leg hurts all the way down
to my foot!
It's sciatica, it's a b*tch.
[GROANS]
[ENGINE STARTS]
God, these shoes hurt!
What's this?
Oh...
It's your birthday present.
But I don't think...
Is it really my present?
Yeah.
[SCREAMS]
The Snow Queen dress!
Just the one I wanted, Grandma!
Why the Venetian accent?
Who knows?
It must be the transformation!
Anna, hang on, I don't think...
No!
So, what are we going to do now?
We go to bed.
This happened
while we were asleep, so
it'll pass while we're asleep.
Right, but which beds do we use?
Those that correspond to our
bodies, just like last night.
Good. Come on, yeah!
Looks good on you, though.
Really?
[GIGGLES]
I'm the Snow Queen!
Snow, snow, the Snow...
Anna. Upstairs! Let's go
to bed, we need to sleep!
[IMITATES SHOT]
Even if I'm not sleepy.
How weird.
Usually, at this hour...
Grandma,
will we be normal tomorrow?
I don't know, honey.
Do you want to see my wiener?
Goodness, no.
Get your doll
and let's go to sleep.
[PHONE CHIMES]
GIULIO [RECORDED]:
Hi, love.
Just to say
I booked a really nice place
for tomorrow night. Okay?
Oh, God, this...
SORRY, BUT WE HAVE TO RESCHEDULE
It's strange not sleeping
in the same bed, isn't it?
Yeah.
What are you doing?
I'm doing a search
to see if this
has happened before,
if there are any papers.
And?
Nothing so far.
[SIGHS]
Are you okay?
Yes. I mean, no.
I'm worried. Tomorrow's
interview is really important.
You'll see, everything
will be fine tomorrow.
Yeah, let's hope so.
Never do that again.
Yes, you're right, sorry.
Good night.
sh*t.
You said it would all
go back to normal.
But it hasn't!
I don't want to stay
in dad's body.
I feel such a boomer.
Not to mention I have to unlock
my phone with my pin
because it doesn't recognize
my face. It's ridiculous.
Guys, I went to the bathroom
twice last night.
No. Not cool at all.
I think you're making it
into a big drama.
It's a new experience, it's fun.
I saw a commercial on TV
with that cute actor,
the young one with curls.
And I felt a shiver
I hadn't experienced in years.
MARGHERITA: Mom, please.
It's normal.
Alice's body is in her prime.
Do you have sex, Alice?
No.
Well, you should.
When you're 70 years old
with a titanium hip
you'll regret not enjoying it.
No.
Grandma, no. No!
Here! I had some T-shirts made,
so we don't get confused.
It's not like we can keep using
sticky notes, can we?
We'd look crazy.
RACHELE: Nice cotton.
No.
No, this is a brilliant idea.
[EXCLAIMS]
[EXCLAIMS]
What do we do now?
We stay at home.
And we wait for everything
to work itself out.
Sorry, I don't go to school,
you don't go to work?
If this lasts three years,
we stay here three years?
MARGHERITA: I don't
think it'll last three years.
In any case, let's take some
time to figure out what to do.
I'm not going to stay locked up
in here indefinitely.
Alice.
You're in your dad's body.
Where do you want to go?
I don't know.
To dad's interview.
[SCOFFS] You've gone mad.
Why? If you don't show,
you won't get the job for sure.
If I go, maybe I'll get it,
I have a chance.
I think she's right.
You know nothing
about advertising.
Explain it, I'll learn,
it can't be that difficult.
Yes, it is. It is.
Maybe she has a point.
So why don't you go
to the hospital
in the body
of a 7-year-old girl?
Listen. Do whatever you want.
Maybe we have to get used
to this new life.
You said the opposite
a second ago, sorry.
I'm confused. Okay?
If you want to go
to the interview, go.
If not, call and say you can't.
Alright.
Cool!
But I decide how you dress.
No way! Yes! You can't go like that.
I wouldn't hire you
dressed like that.
You look like a serial k*ller.
It's scary.
Coming from...
I don't know, Miss Avocado!
So, Ali, they have my reel.
Alice?
Alice, are you listening?
Yes.
They have my reel.
[ACKNOWLEDGES]
Do you know what a reel is?
Yeah, like, reels, social media,
those things.
No, it's a clip with all the ads
I've made throughout my career.
Cool, and are they good? What?
The ads you've made.
I don't know, they're cute.
Why have you never
shown me them?
You've seen them on TV!
You've never told me,
"Look, I made this ad."
Like, one you actually made.
Well,
because it's not important.
It is important.
You should have shown me.
ANNA: Mine.
RACHELE: Come on, behave.
No, give it to me.
I'll miss the start
of the episode.
Give it to me!
What's going on?
Grandma won't let me
watch cartoons.
She wants to watch
her stupid soap.
Can't you take turns?
Grandma finishes the episode
and then cartoons?
Alright. But will you do the
funny voices like daddy does?
Your father does funny voices?
[AGREES]
[SCREAM IN DISTANCE]
MARGHERITA:
What happened?
I may have slipped, but...
I'm not sure.
[SIGHS]
Leo, seriously,
stop it with the dope.
Do you have any idea
what it might do to grandma?
[DISAGREES]
What does it usually do to you?
I'm pleasantly numb, a little
confused, but also very amused.
Exactly.
Grandma's already numb
and confused. Stop smoking.
You'll k*ll her.
But it's great for all the aches
and pains in my legs.
Oh, sorry. You want a hit?
[SIGHS]
[CHUCKLES]
[TV DRONING INDISTINCTLY]
[PHONE RINGS]
I'm going out for a walk.
Please behave.
GIULIO, SORRY,
BUT I COULDN'T ANSWER BEFORE
Good morning, Miss.
You got everything?
Stop, Dad,
you've asked five times.
I have my p-por...
Portfolio.
It's called a portfolio.
Okay.
Ali, they're not looking
for a rookie kid, okay?
They called me because they need
a serious professional.
[AGREES]
Give me a serious
professional face.
[AGREES]
Let's go home.
Why, Dad? Come on.
What's the point, anyway?
And I know how insecure people
can be, and I don't want
you to feel certain things.
Try to believe in yourself more.
In me... In us.
Dad, you have to believe
in us more.
You're right.
Go. Go and blow their socks off.
Daddy, Daddy cool
Daddy
Daddy cool
Daddy
Daddy cool
Wild about Daddy cool
[PHONE RINGING]
Hello? Yes.
Yes... I'm the mother,
yes, of Anna Moretti.
No, I have my husband's phone.
What? The police station?
But... No, no.
How... Yes, no, that's fine,
I'll be right there.
Wild about Daddy cool
Daddy
Daddy cool
Daddy
Daddy cool
Alessandro Moretti?
Yes.
Follow me.
Daddy
Daddy cool
OFFICER: The mother's here.
Show her in.
OFFICER:
On you go.
Good morning. Hi.
Good morning.
What... happened?
What happened?
Yes.
We found your daughter
in the park, alone.
With no adult supervision.
Because Anna's
a very mature child, and...
Ma'am, she's seven.
She's supposed to be at school.
I know. But
she woke up this morning
with a sore throat.
Sore throat?
Maybe because she smokes?
Has this happened before?
You don't seem surprised.
No.
No. I'm a bit in shock.
Because, well...
I don't know what to say.
[CLEARS THROAT]
I should call social services.
No, no social services! Hey!
Please, don't, Officer.
We've had a couple
of difficult days,
but I assure you our family
is quite normal.
Fine. I'll turn a blind eye
this time.
You seem like a decent person.
Thank you.
But I warn you...
Next time
I'll call social services.
There won't be a next time.
Maybe it's time
you quit smoking in Anna's body.
She has very small lungs.
I know, sorry.
I was lost in thought.
Well, let's go get Alice.
A bit old-fashioned,
but not bad.
We also looked at your reel.
They're all good jobs,
but from a few years ago.
How come?
Because...
Well... Because I spent
the last few years
looking after my family.
I have three children,
my wife's a doctor.
I see. How old are you?
17?
My eldest daughter's 17.
I misunderstood, sorry.
I'm kind of... 53.
Kind of.
Is that not a little old
for a copywriter?
No, honestly, no.
I think for a job like this
ideas are more important
than age!
What do you think
you can bring to our agency?
Well, experience, certainly.
Then I really want to get back
into the game. And...
Experience.
If we were to launch
a new shampoo for women,
what would you focus on
for the campaign?
Is everything okay?
Yes, yes, I'm thinking.
Okay, I would do
a campaign that could work
for an 18-year-old girl.
Nothing's more important
for them than their hair.
Even more important
than world peace.
I know that sounds bad, but
that's how it is, right? Okay.
Mothers, instead,
have different problems, like,
work and children, but they
steal their daughters' shampoo.
Right? Go on.
Okay, so I'd do something
to emphasize
how special this shampoo is.
Not because it has silicones,
proteins, in the end
nobody cares about any of that.
Because it makes you
feel good about yourself
is what's important, okay?
So, I would definitely
do a social media campaign,
maybe hiring an influencer,
not one who's way too cool.
You know, they don't use
the shampoo you use.
So, for example,
on social media now
the mother-daughter couple
is hot.
Okay.
Okay. Stop.
Well done.
Thank you.
Have a seat.
Shall we go?
Yes.
[ENGINE STARTS]
Come on, it's normal.
If you only knew how many
interviews I've messed up.
Besides, it's not like you can
become a copywriter
in one morning.
I shouldn't have sent you.
Anyway, did they tell you
anything?
They hired me.
I start tomorrow.
Really?
Yes!
They said I amazed them,
that, seeing me,
they thought
I was an old analogue
in a digital world,
but instead...
Old? Come on, now.
I'm very proud of you, and you?
Yes, yes, very.
Did you talk about money?
[AGREES]
And?
They're paying me a lot.
Meaning?
Two-month trial period.
[ACKNOWLEDGES]
800 euros a month.
800 euros a month?
I swear.
Trial period? 800 euros?
Not even an intern
gets so little!
Come on! That's a lot
of money, I'm only 17.
No, Alice, you're not 17,
you're 53.
It's not your fault.
These people think 800 euros
is okay
for a guy with 20 years'
experience.
Ale, calm down.
Yes, I'll calm down, but...
It's insane, come on.
Yes, but it's also true you
haven't worked for three years.
What the f*ck...? This is not
a chutes and ladders game
where you have to start over!
What do you know?
You're a doctor.
What do you mean?
Nothing.
You decided to quit your job,
nobody forced you.
With three young children,
either I did or you did.
Can we not talk about it now?
Yes, of course. Sooner or later,
though, we should talk about it.
GIRL [ON TV]:
Oh, look!
Isn't it too loud?
Isn't the volume too loud?
Weren't you half deaf?
Evidently not anymore.
There was a loud bang.
Bing needs...
Is all this mess necessary?
ANNA: Mom, out the way.
Are you not telling them
anything?
I don't understand how she could
accept that contract.
It's not her fault.
Her generation is used
to not being paid to work.
20 years of experience
in the industry.
It's humiliating!
Yes, but at least it's a start.
Plus she could use
some self-esteem.
What about my self-esteem?
Is 800 euros
really all I'm worth?
Also, how come you can do
my job, but I can't do yours?
Because I'm a doctor.
If she writes
a bad commercial, no one dies.
Go.
Whatever body I'm in,
it's always my turn
to take the garbage out.
Marge?
Carlo.
No. Uh...
Giulio. You're Giulio, right?
Now you pretend
you don't even know me?
What is it?
Why don't you answer
my messages?
Oh, sh*t.
[INAUDIBLE]
Okay, maybe it was my mistake,
I shouldn't have insisted
on dinner.
You're a married woman and...
Maybe it's best if we leave
things as they are, okay?
How are things, exactly?
We continue to have sex
without commitment.
You and me?
Hi, Anna.
Okay, I'm off.
See you soon. Bye.
What did he say?
It's not what you think.
He's crazy, he makes things up.
sl*t!
You filthy sl*t of a wh*re!
You! Yes, you looking at me
with that face! Yes!
MARGHERITA: Ale.
Leave me alone, Margherita!
I cooked dinner. Come.
No.
Would you like to talk?
No.
Well... if you want to come
it's on the table.
Isn't dad coming?
He says he's tired,
and he doesn't feel well.
He'll have your "things".
Enjoy your meal.
And then everyone goes to bed.
You'll see, everything
will be okay tomorrow.
[SCOFFS]
Are you sure?
Yes. Pass me the salad, please?
I got my seven-year-old daughter
a gray hair.
[SIGHS]
[SIGHS]
[ALARM RINGING]
Good thing
we haven't changed today.
It means what's happening to us
works like a virus.
Like Covid.
Exactly.
The virus evolves
in four stages.
Infection, replication,
stabilization and healing.
We're in the third phase.
Therefore, we'll soon recover
and everything
will be okay again.
I don't think so.
Anyway,
we need to stop complaining,
and see it as an opportunity.
Right?
I'm off. See you tonight.
Where are you going?
To the hospital, dear.
You've lost your mind!
You stay here. I mean it.
[DOOR CLOSES]
Come on, can we talk about this
like adults?
[ENGINE STARTS]
Come on, please.
[TV DRONING INDISTINCTLY]
Where's dad?
He went out.
He was supposed
to take me to work.
Instead, he went out.
Well, I'm off, see you tonight.
Can you put the cartoons on now?
Stop it, please,
you're annoying me.
Consuelo's pregnant.
All right.
You want the truth?
The truth is I slept with him
once. Just once.
After a retirement party,
I had a few glasses.
It was an accident.
As in, he fell on you?
As in, I made a mistake.
Put yourself in my shoes.
I already am!
It's been two years
since you last kissed me.
So now it's my fault?
The truth is, every time
I get close, you turn away.
What do you expect?
That I insist while you always
say no? Explain.
Yes, you should've kept trying.
Of course.
So it only happened once?
Yes, I swear.
If I asked Giulio,
would he say the same thing?
Sure.
Now, will you stop the car?
If you insist.
Why are we here?
We're going to school.
Where else, at your age?
Ale, please.
[LOCK CLICKS]
We have central locking, honey.
Please.
Up!
MARGHERITA:
No!
Hello, good morning.
A bit of a tantrum, today.
Can you take her?
Yes, of course.
Thank you very much.
Right, sweetie,
no more tantrums.
I'll pick you up later.
Goodbye.
Goodbye. Let's go.
Hello.
Okay. See you.
Are you okay?
[AGREES]
I need to talk to you
about something important.
Okay.
Let's go to the garden.
Okay.
Dr. Moretti, thank goodness
I found you. Come.
No. I'm off today.
I only dropped by.
There's been a pileup.
All the ER doctors are busy.
It's an emergency.
[AGREES]
So, I think he has
an open fracture of the femur.
[AGREES]
Okay.
Would you like a better look?
No, no, there's no need,
it's... clear.
Okay. So, what should we do?
What would you do?
Me?
[AGREES]
I would drain the excess fluid
before resetting the fracture.
And then I would suture.
Well done!
Of course. Now take him
to Surgery and tell the surgeon.
Well done.
Thank you, Doctor.
Thank you. I'll go.
Go, go!
[SIREN WAILING]
[BREATHING DEEPLY]
Okay, children, I mean it.
Take your time.
Write your letters properly,
okay?
[PHONE BUZZING]
TODAY YOU'RE EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL
I CAN'T WAITO TALK TO YOU LATER
Have you finished already?
Yes.
But I'm not feeling well.
Can I go home?
What's the matter?
Do you have a tummy ache?
I think it's more
of an ulcerative colitis.
A tummy ache, yes.
Are you a bit nervous
about your presentation
in front of the whole class?
Don't be afraid.
You and your daddy
did a wonderful job.
Really?
Your tummy will be better
after the presentation
on your family.
Go.
Excuse me.
This is your desk.
We need the budget forecast
with a feasibility analysis
for your shampoo commercials.
By end-of today?
Of course.
Good.
Thank you.
Hi.
FRANCESCO: Hi.
Hi.
Francesco, nice to meet you.
Alessandro.
I finished this study on the 16
to 49 target demographic.
I was told I could show it
to you.
Yes.
Here, I'll be back in a minute.
Okay.
[BREATHING SHALLOWLY]
TEACHER:
Are you ready?
Yes.
Come on, read, don't be shy.
"My family." By Anna Moretti
and her dad Alessandro.
"In my family,
I'm the youngest."
"I have a sister called Alice
and a brother named Leo."
"It isn't a nickname,
it's his real name."
"Then there's Grandma Rachele."
"These are my mom and dad,
when they were young."
"They had just met."
"Dad told me the story
of my family starts here."
"If he and Mom hadn't fallen
in love, there'd be no family."
"Or me. Or this presentation."
"If they hadn't
loved each other,"
"I wouldn't have been born."
"And this is us, all together."
"And even though Leo
smells funny like grass."
"Alice is a pain,
and Mom is tired and complains"
"with Grandma
that Dad is depressed,"
"it seems to me that my family
is really beautiful. Really."
"As beautiful
as unicorns and rainbows."
"And sometimes I wish they too"
"could see themselves
with my eyes."
"Because then maybe
they'd understand"
"how beautiful they are."
"And stop being sad."
Are you okay?
Yes.
It's just that the verb tenses
are all over the place.
"P.S. I still don't quite
understand this thing"
"about children
being born through love."
"I guess
it's some kind of magic."
"When I find out,
I'll let you know."
Sorry.
[BREATHING SHALLOWLY]
[TV DRONING INDISTINCTLY]
You think I'm okay?
In what sense?
If you were a man meeting me,
would you think I was pretty?
I don't know,
the fact you're a mix
of my grandmother and my sister
doesn't really help me.
Okay. I'm going out for a bit.
Okay.
With a friend.
All right.
Keep an eye on your sister.
[AGREES]
Bye-bye.
Bye.
[DOOR CLOSES]
[EXCLAIMS]
What's wrong with your eye?
Dunno.
Maybe the weed.
Get ready, we're going out too.
But Mom said...
No, not Mom.
Mom is in Anna's body,
I'm grandma,
Alice has gone to work,
and grandma's
probably on her way
to have sex
in our sister's body.
What's sex?
No, never mind.
Mom and Dad will explain.
I don't want to give you
any spoilers.
Okay.
Is there something
you really want?
A tattoo.
A tattoo?
Yes.
Let's go and get a tattoo.
Yes!
And... you?
Me, what?
What do you really want?
Get the cloak.
[SUPERGRASS' "ALRIGHT" PLAYIGN]
are young We run green
What is it?
Dad's scooter
from when he was young.
And does it still work?
I don't know.
But I've wanted to ride it
since I was born.
What strange obsessions
you have.
Get the helmet.
Good morning, Doctor.
Hi there.
GIULIO: Ma'am,
please, don't take it off.
Hey.
Hello.
Can we have a word?
Of course, yes.
Actually, sorry for showing up
at your place yesterday.
No, it's okay. In fact, um...
I realized that maybe
the time has come
to talk with my husband.
What do you think
I should tell him?
About us.
You could start by telling him
I'm really in love with you.
[EXCLAIMS SOFTLY]
Seriously in love?
Big words.
Yes.
Me?
You what?
Am I in love?
I don't know, you never told me.
But we've been seeing each other
for months, so... maybe.
How many times?
What?
How many times...
Ah, I don't know, I don't...
I'm not keeping count.
Come on, all men keep count.
Please.
How many times?
And a half if we count that time
in the car when we...
No, okay, enough.
I get it, I get it.
It's not about how
often we did it. No?
No.
It's about what you want to do.
You say you're unhappy,
but if you want to save
your marriage,
we should stop
seeing each other.
If instead
you want to leave him,
you should give me
another chance.
Seriously, though.
[PHONE RINGING]
Yes, I understand.
[CLEARS THROAT]
b*stard.
Would you like to come over
to my place for dinner tonight?
I don't know,
I'll think about it.
All right.
You know where I live.
[SCOFFS]
Of course.
Yes. Bye.
Bye.
You think Mom'll be angry?
Certainly not with you.
What do we do now? Go home?
Home? Home? This is our day.
Is there something
you really want?
I don't know.
Think about it.
Something amazing
that you'd like to have.
An alpaca.
An alpaca?
Yes.
A stuffed alpaca?
No, no, a real one.
A real one?
A real one.
Hop on.
Come on, Ale.
Please, can you come home?
What you're doing is nonsense.
And this situation is absurd.
Come home, please.
I'm making your favorite meal.
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
Hi.Hi.
Where is everyone?
I have no idea.
[EXCLAIMS]
Take it easy. You're only 17.
You're seven.
[SIGHS]
Was it really that bad?
You know what I'd like to do?
Cry.
Yes.
But I don't get it.
It's as if dad's body was
faulty. I don't know...
I've been trying all day
and I can't.
And I'm very good at crying.
I don't think
your father's cried since...
Never?
All this for budget
that I don't have
the slightest clue how to do.
Maybe dad can help you.
If he comes back.
Being an adult
really sucks, Mom.
Yeah.
Are you cooking?
Yes.
I wanted to do something nice
for your father.
Why?
To try to make up and...
Try to spend an evening
like a normal family.
Good evening.
Sorry to bother you.
You wouldn't happen to have
any water at room temperature?
I don't understand.
Water at room temperature.
Because upstairs we only have
water from the fridge.
And cold water
from the fridge...
Sorry, who are you?
Sergio. Pleased to meet you.
Sergio?
Yes. A friend of Rachele's.
You and Grandma?
Well...
What the f*ck
are you doing with my body, eh?
Oh, well.
I'll drink the cold water.
If there's no...
What can I do?
Oh, God. Oh, my God!
Mom! Do something, no?
[ETTA JAMES' "AT LAST" PLAYING]
Some more wine?
[AGREES]
Thank you.
It's nice here, eh.
You've been here before, sorry.
Yes, yes, yes, but...
tonight it's
nicer.
And you look gorgeous
dressed like that.
[LAUGHING]
Yes, but don't get any ideas,
because I have to leave soon.
What's wrong with you tonight?
Nothing.
You seem a little tense.
[DISAGREES]
Come with me.
Excuse me, may I?
That's it.
[EXCLAIMS]
Shall we take it off?
[HEMS]
The T-shirt, I mean.
Oh, God, yes! Yes, yes...
It would be better.
What we did
is perfectly natural.
Sergio and I...
Stop!
[WHISTLING TUNE]
[DOOR CLOSES]
Poor thing.
That's good, though.
MARGHERITA:
I tried to put her to bed.
But you weigh too much.
Actually right now
I feel very light.
Where were you?
At Giulio's.
Okay, fine. Are we even, now?
No, dear. No.
Another 15 and a half times
and we're even.
Don't be such a baby.
Look who's talking.
[SIGHS]
What are you doing?
Packing.
You've been a woman
for two days,
you need years of training
for those.
Do you still have that underwear
I got you for our anniversary?
The black lace one?
Ale, stop it.
Can you hear yourself
when you speak?
Are you running off
with my lover?
Why not?
He's better than me.
You're right.
Do you realize
you're leaving yourself?
Yes. And it's great.
Stop it, come on. Please.
I was wrong, I know.
But there's still time.
For what?
To save this family.
And to do that I need you.
The old you.
You should've thought of that
before.
MARGHERITA: Instead
I'm thinking about it now.
ALESSANDRO:
Why?
Because I've seen things
from another point of view.
I've seen what you do
for the kids, for us.
And I also saw the presentation
you did with Anna.
And I remembered our first trip.
How much I loved you
and how much I still love you.
Do you really still love me?
Yes.
Why?
Because what's happened to us
has helped me
to understand you better
and get to know you better.
But now it needs to end.
We have to get out
of this situation.
You know what happened
the last few days?
No, I don't.
Give me a recap.
I gave Anna a gray hair,
you've slept with my lover
and my mother's doing things
in Alice's body
you don't want to know.
And our two young children...
Hi, Mommy, hi, Daddy.
What animal's that?
An alpaca?
[AGREES]
[WET THWACK]
He spat. It's an alpaca.
MARGHERITA:
Right.
We can say that
this experience has been useful.
We've seen what it means to be
in the shoes
of another family member.
But I think it's time
to put an end to this situation.
We can't go on living like this!
What we can do,
go to the hospital?
I'm afraid
it's the only solution.
No.
We go back
to the amusement park.
MARGHERITA:
What are you saying?
Look at this.
This is when our family
hit its lowest point.
We couldn't even ride
this stupid log together.
We have to start again
from here.
You really want to go back?
Yes!
Yes!
This isn't a sci-fi film.
But it is! Look at us!
There's even a llama.
It's an alpaca, not a llama.
No, I think he's right.
We have nothing else to lose.
Besides, it's much more fun
than being vivisected
at the hospital.
No?
I have a confession to make.
When I was
in the Colorado Boat...
You showed your wiener
to the other boats?
No.
I did something worse than that.
I was surrounded
by all these happy families,
I was there alone and...
I wished to get another family.
Usually wishes don't come true,
but maybe this time
it did, right?
Are you crying?
[SNIFFLING]
Come on! Dad!
That's a wish
I have every other day.
I've prayed to change fathers
loads of times!
Really?
Yes.
I'd have liked a different
son-in-law, but you knew that.
And every time
I come home from work
I wish I could k*ll most of you.
Well, great!
Let's start from there.
It all began there, right?
Shall we try?
Do we all agree?
Okay.
Let's go.
Now what?
We climb over.
Are we all here? Yes.
Let's go that way.
Why isn't Leo getting in?
Someone has to get this log
moving, no?
Well? What now?
Let's go.
Are you there, Leo?
Hell, yeah!
I just want to say,
you're my family.
I don't want to swap you
for anyone else in the world.
You're my whole life.
And I want to say
that I've learnt my lesson.
So if we could turn back
the way we were,
I'd be very happy.
Thanks!
[EXCLAIMS]
How did it go?
No?
It didn't work?
No!
[REPEATS "NO"]
Mom, I'm hungry.
We have food.
[SQUEALS]
More popcorn? No?
Finish eating
and let's go to bed.
You'll see, everything
will be okay tomorrow.
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
MAN [OVER MEGAPHONE]:
We know you're in there.
Come out now.
Please, come out.
Please come out of there
immediately.
What's going on?
We know you're in there.
Come out now.
Put your hands down.
Why did you break into the park?
[HEMS]
It's my fault.
I made them.
Last week we were here
for the girl's birthday and
we had a fight, we left before
we could ride the Colorado Boat.
I just wanted to do
something nice for my family.
Then I got here, I found it
closed and I got carried away.
I'm sorry.
My son-in-law's not
the sharpest knife in the box,
but he's a very good man.
A very good man.
I swear.
We'll pay for the damage,
if there is any.
Electricity and popcorn.
Of course.
What should we do, sir?
Ours is a family park.
I don't think
we can arrest a family
for wanting
to spend time together.
Here, maybe next time
come when it's open.
No doubt. Of course.
Right, now get out of the park.
We'll be waiting
at the entrance.
Thank you.
Do you think it's going to rain?
I think it will.
Why is he using a megaphone?
I have no idea.
Well done! Well done! Sure.
One problem solved.
Now, for everything else.
Why aren't we
going back to normal?
I don't know.
But I think
we have to get used to it.
I'll have to spend
my whole adolescence
in my grandmother's body?
I'll have a lot
to tell my grandchildren.
What are we going to do now,
Mom?
Let's go home.
ONE YEAR LATER
Hurry up, Dad.
Coming.
ALESSANDRO:
It's good to be myself again.
[ALL SINGING "HAPPY BIRTHDAY"]
But I know it won't last.
We still don't understand
what happened.
In fact,
we've never stopped changing.
From time to time,
when we least expect it.
Who knows why?
I even spent two weeks
in my mother-in-law's body.
It helped me
to understand her better.
Maybe she's not so nasty.
She just has a very bad back.
I know it sounds absurd
but we've never been closer
than we are now.
My wife was right,
even if she's an alpaca now.
We'll manage somehow.
You know,
I've been thinking again.
That quote about
all happy families being alike,
while every unhappy family
is unhappy in its own way.
I figured it isn't true at all.
Every happy family
is happy in its own way.
Sorry, sorry.
Has there always been
an alpaca in the snow globe?
Dunno.
I don't think so.
ALESSANDRO: You wanna bet
this is all the snow globe's fault?
NO CHILDREN SMOKED
DURING FILMING
NO ALPACAS SMOKED DURING FILMING
EVEN THE DIRECTOR
STOPPED SMOKING DURING FILMING
A FAMILY UPSIDE DOWN
BASED ON THE FILM
"LE SENS DE LA FAMILLE"
WRITTEN BY JEAN-PATRICK BENES,
MARTIN DOUAIRE, ALLAN MAUDUIAND THIBAULT VELETOUX
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