Unlikely Revolutionaries

Unlikely Revolutionaries

2010 · 102 min · IT · 5.7 (62 votes)
Dir. Lucio Pellegrini · Starring Pierfrancesco Favino, Fabio Volo, Giuseppe Battiston, Claudia Pandolfi, Paolo Sassanelli, Giorgio Tirabassi · Music Giuliano Taviani
Comedy

Five ordinary people disillusioned with politics—a perennial temp, a docker, a university professor, a TV reporter, and a convict—decide to kidnap a politician, to dispense justice and use the ransom money to compensate the family of a blue-collar worker who died in workplace accident.

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This film feels like a darkly funny, slightly chaotic caper. It’s a cynical but energetic ride through political frustration, fueled by a quirky, DIY spirit. Expect sharp commentary wrapped in a surprisingly propulsive, if morally ambiguous, plot.

satiricaldarkly comediccynicalenergeticsteadyquirky indiesocial commentarydark comedysocial injusticepolitical disillusionmentclass struggleactivism
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