Writer: Leonardo di Costanzo, Bruno Oliviero, Valia Santella
Producer: Carlo Cresto Dina
Cast: Toni Servillo, Silvio Orlando
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Synopsis
An old prison built in the 19th century, located in a remote and unspecified part of the Italian territory, is being decommissioned. As a result of bureaucratic holdups the transfers have been blocked and a dozen inmates are left, along with a few guards, waiting to be sent to new destinations. In a suspended atmosphere, the rules that keep them separate are slackened and new forms of relationship emerge among the remaining men.
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Reviews
"Rarely have we seen a work of such strength and conciseness [...] without flaw in depicting its two [main] characters"
Paolo Mereghetti, CORRIERE DELLA SERA
"There is something here that has been seldom seen in cinema, even classic cinema. Not a small achievement, and something that goes beyond cinema and the Venice Film Festival."
Goffredo Fofi, INTERNAZIONALE
"It's a minor miracle which erupts within power relations, offering up a high-class acting duel between Servillo and Orlando"
