The Front Line

The Front Line

2009 · 100 min · IT · 5.7 (26 votes)
Dir. Renato De Maria · Starring Riccardo Scamarcio, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Fabrizio Rongione, Dario Aita, Michele Alhaique, Jacopo Maria Bicocchi · Music Max Richter
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United by an uncompromising struggle as members of the infamous 1970s far-left terrorist group Prima Linea, fugitive couple Sergio and Susanna have become increasingly alienated from the real world. Their luck runs out when Susanna is captured and thrown in jail. Putting his life on the line, Sergio embarks on a radical plan... Loosely based on the memoir by Prima Linea's 'commander' Sergio Segio.

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A stark, unflinching look at radical politics and the personal cost of ideological devotion. It's a tense, character-driven drama that explores the devastating consequences of a life lived on the edge, steeped in the grim realities of a turbulent era.

grimintensedesperatebleaksteadygritty realismpolitical thrillerperiod pieceideologyextremismlovesacrificeconsequences
based on memoir or autobiographyattempted jailbreakyears of leadmurderous pairanni di piombocommunism crimespolitic terrorism
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