We Believed
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1828. After witnessing the brutal repression of revolutions in monarchist South, three young friends join Giuseppe Mazzini's patriotic cause, seeking to finally unify Italy under a republican government. Their idealism will clash with the inevitable disillusionment as they grow apart over the following decades.
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A sweeping, passionate drama about youthful idealism tested by the harsh realities of political revolution and the slow erosion of friendship over time. It's a somber, yet compelling, look at how dreams can fade against the backdrop of history.
idealistictragicsomberpassionatemelancholicsteadyepic historical dramaperiod piececharacter-drivenidealism vs. realitypolitical disillusionmentfriendshipbetrayalhistorical change
disillusionmentrevolutionarypolitical intrigue group of friendsrevisionist historybetrayal by frienditalian historyhistorical drama19th centuryspanning generationsgaribaldigrowing apart1860srisorgimentoitalian unificationrairai cinema
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