Sud

Sud

1993 · 86 min · IT · 6.9 (52 votes)
Dir. Gabriele Salvatores · Starring Silvio Orlando, Francesca Neri, Antonio Catania, Marco Manchisi, Ighèzu Mussiè, Gigio Alberti · Music Federico De Robertis
ComedyDrama

During a hot Sunday afternoon in a small Southern Italian town, a school serving as a polling place is occupied by a group of three locals and an Eritrean immigrant, all unemployed, desperate and armed.

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A simmering, sun-baked tension underlies this darkly funny, character-driven drama. It captures a specific, desperate slice of life with an absurdist touch, exploring the frustrations of the disenfranchised.

tenseabsurdistdarkly comedicdesperatesteadyquirky indiecharacter-drivensocial commentarysocioeconomic struggleimmigrationpolitical apathydesperation
hostage situationelection daysouth italy
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