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On the Tiger's Back
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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

Cast

Fabrizio Bentivoglio

Guido

Fabrizio Bentivoglio

Paola Cortellesi

Antonella

Paola Cortellesi

Tuncel Kurtiz

Fatih

Tuncel Kurtiz

Rafik Boubker

Hamid

Rafik Boubker

Manrico Gammarota

Superintendent

Manrico Gammarota

Marco Paolini

Faustino

Marco Paolini

Irina Brigenti

Nina

Irina Brigenti

Emanuela Grimalda

Deborah

Emanuela Grimalda

Šemsudin Mujić

Arjan

Šemsudin Mujić

Carla Signoris

Prison warden

Carla Signoris

Paolo Maria Veronica

Guido's co-worker

Paolo Maria Veronica

Salvatore Mortellitti

Officer Maisto

Salvatore Mortellitti

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