I Can Quit Whenever I Want

This article is about the 2014 film. For the 2019 remake, see I Can Quit Whenever I Want (2019 film).

I Can Quit Whenever I Want
Italian theatrical release poster
Italian	Smetto quando voglio
Directed by	Sydney Sibilia
Written by	Valerio Attanasio Andrea Garello Sydney Sibilia
Produced by	Domenico Procacci Matteo Rovere
Starring	Edoardo Leo Valeria Solarino Valerio Aprea Paolo Calabresi Libero De Rienzo Stefano Fresi Lorenzo Lavia Pietro Sermonti Sergio Solli Neri Marcorè
Cinematography	Vladan Radovic
Edited by	Gianni Vezzosi
Music by	Andrea Farri
Production companies	Fandango Ascent Film RAI Cinema
Distributed by	01 Distribution
Release date	6 February 2014 (2014-02-06)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian
Box office	$5.5 million

I Can Quit Whenever I Want (Italian: Smetto quando voglio) is a 2014 Italian crime comedy film directed by Sydney Sibilia. It was followed by two sequels, subtitled Masterclass and Ad Honorem, both released in 2017.

Plot

Pietro Zinni, a brilliant neurobiologist, loses his job at the university because of the financial crisis. Without any reasonable chance to find another contract, Pietro assembles a team of ex-researchers like him—a chemist, a cultural anthropologist, an economist, an archaeologist, and two Latin scholars—to produce a little-known smart drug that is not yet illegal under Italian law. The gang achieves immediate and unexpected success but is unprepared for the problematic lifestyle that comes with such sudden wealth.

Cast

• Edoardo Leo as Pietro Zinni
• Valeria Solarino as Giulia
• Valerio Aprea as Mattia Argeri
• Paolo Calabresi as Arturo Frantini
• Libero De Rienzo as Bartolomeo Bonelli
• Stefano Fresi as Alberto Petrelli
• Lorenzo Lavia as Giorgio Sironi
• Pietro Sermonti as Andrea De Sanctis
• Sergio Solli as Professor Seta
• Neri Marcorè as Murena
• Francesco Acquaroli as Commissioner Galatro
• Majlinda Agaj as Angelica
• Guglielmo Poggi as Maurizio
• Caterina Shulha as Paprika
• Nadir Caselli as Ilaria
• Luca Vecchi as the junkie in rehab
• Matteo Corradini as the junkie in disco
• Davide Gagliardi as Danilo Autero
• Enzo Provenzano as the car wrecker

Accolades

Year	Award/Festival	Category	Recipients	Result
2014	59th David di Donatello	Best Producer	Domenico Procacci, Matteo Rovere and Rai Cinema	Nominated
		Best Film	Domenico Procacci, Matteo Rovere, Sydney Sibilia and Rai Cinema	Nominated
		Best New Director	Sydney Sibilia	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Valerio Attanasio, Sydney Sibilia	Nominated
		Best Actor	Edoardo Leo	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Valerio Aprea	Nominated
			Stefano Fresi	Nominated
			Libero di Rienzo	Nominated
		Best Song	Smetto quando voglio	Nominated
		Best Editing	Gianni Vezzosi	Nominated
		Best Sound	Angelo Bonanni	Nominated
		Best Visual Effects	Rodolfo Migliari, Chromatica	Nominated
	Ciak d'oro	Best Poster	I Can Quit Whenever I Want	Won
		Revelation Of the Year	Sydney Sibilia	Won
		Best Supporting Actor	Paolo Calabresi	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Valerio Attanasio, Sydney Sibilia	Nominated
		Best Editing	Gianni Vezzosi	Nominated
		Best Score	Andrea Farri	Nominated
		Best Producer	Domenico Procacci, Matteo Rovere	Nominated
	69th Nastri d'Argento	Best Producer	Domenico Procacci, Matteo Rovere and Rai Cinema	Won
		Best Actor	Edoardo Leo	Nominated
		Best New Director	Sydney Sibilia	Nominated
		Best Comedy		Nominated
		Best Casting Director	Francesca Borromeo, Gabriella Giannattasio	Nominated
	54th Italian Golden Globes	Best Comedy	Sydney Sibilia	Won
		Best Film		Nominated
	Reykjavik International Film Festival	Best Film		Won

External links

• I Can Quit Whenever I Want at IMDb