Night Bus

Night Bus

2007 · 105 min · IT · 6.3 (61 votes)
Dir. Davide Marengo · Starring Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Valerio Mastandrea, Ennio Fantastichini, Anna Romantowska, Roberto Citran, Francesco Pannofino
ComedyCrimeDrama

Valerio Mastandrea is Franz, a night bus driver on the airport route who owes a lot of money from poker debts. He's stumbled upon by the variously named Leila, a thief who has accidentally become wrapped up in a secretive blackmail deal involving the President. As the film unfolds, a secret war between factions of the Security Services, a series of confusions among the various criminal fraternities whose activites have been touched upon by the deal, and Leila's past all complicate the situation.

VIBE

A tense, character-driven dive into the underbelly of a city at night. It's a gritty, cynical ride through debt, crime, and conspiracy, punctuated by dark humor and a palpable sense of unease.

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