When Mom Is Away

When Mom Is Away (10 giorni senza mamma, 2019) is an Italian family comedy you can watch online on iFILM. Alessandro Genovesi directs, with Fabio De Luigi and Valentina Lodovini in the lead roles.

Carlo has a comfortable arrangement: he earns the money, and his wife handles the home, the homework, and their three kids. Then Giulia announces she's worn out and disappears for ten days on her own, leaving no instructions behind. The businessman is suddenly alone with a teenage daughter, two younger children, and a washing machine he can't figure out. The ten days of chaos slowly turn into the first real stretch of time he spends actually knowing his own kids.

This is light, undemanding stuff — an Italian remake of the French hit, carried by De Luigi's comic timing and a string of recognizable domestic disasters. A good pick if you want a warm parenting comedy and aren't after plot twists. Stream When Mom Is Away (2019) online on iFILM.