Sud

Oct 17, 1993

1h 26m

★ 6.8

Overview

During a hot Sunday afternoon in a small Southern Italian town, a school serving as a polling place is occupied by a group of three locals and an Eritrean immigrant, all unemployed, desperate and armed.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica

Colorado Film

Penta Film

Sud Trailers

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Cast

Ciro

Silvio Orlando

Lucia

Francesca Neri

Elia

Antonio Catania

Michele

Marco Manchisi

Munir

Ighèzu Mussiè

Gianni

Gigio Alberti

MP Colonel

Antonio Petrocelli

Mario Santella

Tonino Taiuti

Giacomo Fiori

Claudio Bisio

Cannavacciuolo

Renato Carpentieri

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