Why

Year: 1971

Runtime: 98 mins

Language: Italian

Director: Nanni Loy

ComedyDrama

Giuseppe Di Noi, an Italian surveyor who has made his home in Switzerland, is stopped at the border and detained while traveling with his family back to Italy for a vacation. The abrupt arrest leaves the family bewildered, prompting the question of why he was singled out.

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