Il toro

Il toro

1994 · 105 min · IT · 6.6 (31 votes)
Dir. Carlo Mazzacurati · Starring Diego Abatantuono, Roberto Citran, Marco Messeri, Alberto Lattuada, Marco Paolini, Paolo Maria Veronica · Music Ivano Fossati
Drama

After being fired from his bull breeding job without proper compensation, Franco steals a world-class bull from his former company and smuggles it in Hungary to sell it for a large sum of money.

VIBE

A stark, unvarnished look at the fallout of economic collapse. It feels like a long, weary journey through a landscape stripped bare, where human dignity is a luxury few can afford. The desperation is palpable, driving characters through bleak circumstances.

grittydesperatebleakwearysteadyneo-realismroad movie90s European cinemaeconomic hardshipsurvivalexploitationdesperation
italyhungarybalkan warco-workers relationshipbullfired from the jobunemploymentwagon trainbreedingroad movieeconomic crisis1990slake balaton hungarypost soviet unionabusive co-workers
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