On the Tiger's Back

Nov 8, 2002

1h 43m

★ 5.4

Overview

Plagued by financial problems, ne'er-do-well Guido ends up in jail after faking an armed robbery at his workplace. A year later, just a few days before his release, he's forced by two dangerous inmates to take part in their jailbreak. On the run, Guido sets out to find his partner Antonella, who helped him with the robbery and still has the money.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Rodeo Drive

RAI Cinema

On the Tiger's Back Trailers

Cast

Guido

Fabrizio Bentivoglio

Antonella

Paola Cortellesi

Fatih

Tuncel Kurtiz

Hamid

Rafik Boubker

Superintendent

Manrico Gammarota

Faustino

Marco Paolini

Nina

Irina Brigenti

Deborah

Emanuela Grimalda

Arjan

Šemsudin Mujić

Prison warden

Carla Signoris

Guido's co-worker

Paolo Maria Veronica

Officer Maisto

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