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Release, runtime and language
1982 · 112 mins · Italian
Directed by
Gianfranco Mingozzi
Starring
Lina Sastri, Monica Guerritore, Remo Remotti, Paolo Ricci, Massimo Ranieri, William Berger

In late‑1920s Italy, brothers Angelo and Tonino travel the countryside in a truck, showing moving pictures for a fee. In Emilia‑Romagna Angelo courts a fascist‑linked marchesa, while Tonino sides with jailed anti‑fascist Giovanni and rebel farmers. After Giovanni’s death, Tonino interrupts a silent Christ film with slides exposing his killer, forcing all to choose loyalties.

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