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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

86 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

17 October 1993

Country

Italy

Cast

Silvio Orlando

Silvio Orlando

Ciro

Francesca Neri

Francesca Neri

Lucia

Antonio Catania

Antonio Catania

Elia

Marco Manchisi

Marco Manchisi

Michele

Ighèzu Mussiè

Ighèzu Mussiè

Munir

Gigio Alberti

Gigio Alberti

Gianni

Antonio Petrocelli

Antonio Petrocelli

MP Colonel

Mario Santella

Mario Santella

Tonino Taiuti

Tonino Taiuti

Claudio Bisio

Claudio Bisio

Giacomo Fiori

Renato Carpentieri

Renato Carpentieri

Cannavacciuolo

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