Airplane mode, on Rai 2: plot and cast of the film with Lillo and Ruffini

Sttanight at 21.20 on Rai 2 goes on air Flight mode2019 comedy directed by Fausto Brizzi. In the cast, Lillo, Paolo Ruffini, Dino Abbrescia, Violante Placido and Caterina Guzzanti. At the center, the story of a man, arrogant and superficial, forced to question his whole life when deprived of the phone.

Flight modethe plot of the movie

Diego Gardini (Paolo Ruffini) is an entrepreneur in the wine sector. The company he owns is a market leader and does nothing to hide his pride. The plot begins on Christmas day. He’s leaving for Australiawhere an intense business trip awaits him.

In the airport bathroom he meets Ivano De Sanctis (Lillo Petrolo) and Sabino Lorusso (Dino Abbrescia), two attendants who ask him for a selfie. He has no desire to indulge in flashes and, indeed, interprets their request as an unacceptable invasion of privacy. So, he asks them for their personal details with the promise of getting them fired after reporting the incident to their boss.

Ivano and Sabino sink into despair, but the entrepreneur makes a serious mistake: he forgets the phone on the sink. In a moment the two attendants find themselves in front of a sliding door: return it or take possession of it. They take possession of it and start a revenge with no holds barred.

The revenge of Ivano and Sabino

They start shopping online and, above all, they decide to destroy Diego’s reputation. Meanwhile, he gets on the plane and, once boarding is complete, he realizes that he no longer has his phone. He does everything to get off, but it’s too late now. Loud threats are useless. On the contrary, he comes into conflict with the hostess Linda (Violante Placido) who, surprisingly, manages to put him in line.

Once landed, he discovers that in just 16 hours of flight he has become Australia’s number one enemy due to the insults posted on his social profiles. He realizes he has been duped by the janitors and asks his cousin Lorenzo (Luca Vecchi) to track them down and keep an eye on them. Meanwhile, Ivano and Sabino take advantage of the booty to give themselves up to mad joy.

They live the life of Gardini, between exclusive parties and nights in a luxurious hotel. rummaging in the smartphone, they discover that the acclaimed entrepreneur is actually hiding bank accounts in the Cayman Islands. Which is why, they think they can blackmail him for much longer. Nothing can stop them, except Ivan’s wife, Maria (Caterina Guzzanti), certain that her husband is hiding something from her.

The ending between missteps and the prospect of a different life

However, they too make a faux pas. Ivano has a deep passion for Sabrina Salerno. On Christmas evening they meet her at a party and he finds himself on stage with her. Someone filmed the scene and the video went viral. Maria finds out and kicks him out of the house. Not bad, because he lives in a hotel with his partner. Here they know Luca (Christian Monaldi), Diego’s sonjust returned from boarding school where he lives after his parents separated.

Sensing the boy’s sadness and sense of loneliness, they pass themselves off as friends of their father. They draw a positive portrait of him, in the hope that the relationship with his son will improve. A few days later, Diego manages to return to Italy and discovers the misdeeds of the two. Unfortunately, he also discovers that his cousin Lorenzo has plotted behind his back and has now completed his plan: to oust him from the company.

At this point, a new page begins. Diego’s bitter enemies, those whom he tried to fire because of his arrogance, are the only ones ready to lend him a hand. Together they devise a diabolical plan: to send Lorenzo away and bankrupt the company. It’s not an easy choice, but it’s the only possible way to regain possession of his life.

Therefore, they make the company worthless and pursue the goal of buying it back. Here comes the real comedy. Disguises, daring feats and even vendettas served cold. Looking forward to the happy ending and a new life of kindness.

Paolo Ruffini: «Flight mode it’s a nice movie

Precisely on the occasion of the presentation of the film, Paolo Ruffini defined Flight mode “a kind movie”. TO Sunday In reiterated the concept, explaining that Diego embodies the prototype of a man who, the moment he loses his cell phone, “finds life”. Despite the damage he suffers at the hands of Ivano and Sabino.

The title, then, refers to one of the options present on smartphones, but it also wants to be a warning. In this regard, the Tuscan actor underlines: «Very often when we are happy we are offline. We’re in airplane mode.”

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