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Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
86 min
Release Date
1993-10-17
Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Vote Count
58
Vote Average
6.819
Silvio Orlando
Ciro
Francesca Neri
Lucia
Antonio Catania
Elia
Marco Manchisi
Michele
Ighèzu Mussiè
Munir
Gigio Alberti
Gianni
Antonio Petrocelli
MP Colonel
Mario Santella
Tonino Taiuti
Claudio Bisio
Giacomo Fiori
Renato Carpentieri
Cannavacciuolo
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