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Sud

Sud

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Sud

1993

1h 26m

6.8(62 votes)

Comedy

Drama

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.

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Production Companies

Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica

Colorado Film

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Silvio Orlando

Silvio Orlando

Ciro

Francesca Neri

Francesca Neri

Lucia

Antonio Catania

Antonio Catania

Elia

Marco Manchisi

Marco Manchisi

Michele

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

Creative team

Directed by: Gabriele Salvatores
Written by: Franco Bernini
Angelo Pasquini
Produced by: Mario Cecchi Gori
Maurizio Totti

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