Tolo Tolo (2020)

Name: Tolo Tolo
Director: Checco Zalone
Released: 2020

Documented locations: 12
Year: 2020
Directed by: Checco Zalone
Cities: Gravina in Puglia, Carovigno, Trieste, Rome, Bari, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Watamu, Malindi, Ngomeni, Kalkara

Comedy
Drama
Family

Madonna della Stella (Gravina in Puglia)
Gravina in Puglia, Italy
The scene : The inauguration of the restaurant "Murgia e Sushi" and its sushi conveyor belt are located on the side of the gravina, facing the cathedral.
Punta Penna Grossa
Carovigno, Italy
North sector beach of the Torre Guaceto nature reserve and marine protected area in Apulia.
The scene : It is from this beach that the hero embarks with the migrants for the crossing.
Piazza Unità d'Italia (Trieste)
Trieste, Italy
The scene : The epilogue takes place during the Festival delle Contaminazioni, where African dancers perform a pizzica.
Molo Audace
Trieste, Italy
The scene : A sequence was filmed on this pier that extends into the harbor.
Studi di Cinecittà
Rome, Italy
One of the major production complexes in Europe, featuring stages, workshops, set construction facilities, and a large backlot.
The scene : The interiors of the film were shot in these Roman studios.
Bari
Bari, Italy
The scene : The city of Bari is among the filming locations listed for the movie.
Acquaviva delle Fonti
Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy
The scene : Filming took place in this municipality in the province of Bari.
Watamu
Watamu, Kenya
The scene : The Kenyan leg of the shoot took place in Watamu.
Malindi
Malindi, Kenya
The scene : The sequences at the luxury African resort complex were filmed in the Malindi area, near the Sabaki River.
Ngomeni
Ngomeni, Kenya
The scene : The earth huts and salt pans of the village serve as the backdrop for the film.
Maroc
Morocco
The scene : The desert sequences were filmed in Morocco, although no source specifies the region.
Malta Film Studios
Kalkara, Malta
Maltese studios renowned for their immense horizon tank pools, among the largest in Europe for water shoots. They were created in 1963.
The scene : The shoot used the pools of this Maltese studio.

Approximate position of the locations.

Plot

Checco is a young Apulian entrepreneur dreamer who has opened a sushi restaurant in his Apulia. However, after one month, the restaurant went bankrupt and he chose to emigrate to Africa to escape from debt. Here he adapts to being a waiter in a resort in Kenya, but at the outbreak of a civil war he decides to embark on a stowaway trip on a boat for migrants to Europe and chooses to do it with his African friends. However, he would not like to return to Italy, but rather to go to Liechtenstein where banking secrecy is in force and there is a lower tax burden than in Italy.
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Plot

Checco is a young Apulian entrepreneur dreamer who has opened a sushi restaurant in his Apulia. However, after one month, the restaurant went bankrupt and he chose to emigrate to Africa to escape from debt. Here he adapts to being a waiter in a resort in Kenya, but at the outbreak of a civil war he decides to embark on a stowaway trip on a boat for migrants to Europe and chooses to do it with his African friends. However, he would not like to return to Italy, but rather to go to Liechtenstein where banking secrecy is in force and there is a lower tax burden than in Italy.