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2019 | B/N | 106:00

In the US, Vittorio Vidali, born in Trieste in 1900, organizes demonstrations for the liberation of the anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti. In Mexico, he embarks on a relationship with Tina Modotti and becomes Commander Carlos. In Russia, he is a Comintern agent. In Trieste, he opposes Tito. In Rome, he becomes a PCI senator… in short, his life is interwoven with the history of twentieth-century communism.


Country: Italia
Direction: Penco; Giampolo
Script: Penco; Giampaolo, Karlsen; Patrick
Production: Penco; Giampaolo, Bozzer; Alessio
Photography: Babici; Paolo, Bozzer; Alessio, Dussi; Riccardo
Sound: Suc; Zarko
Cast:Casanova; Rosa, Cervetti; Giovanni, D’Alema; Massimo, Graziosi; Andrea, Karlsen; Patrick, Kodriˇc; Ravel, Macaluso; Emanuele, Magris; Claudio, Moranino; Katia, Natoli; Claudio, Negri; Toni, Pepeu; Megi, Pirje, Cacucci; Pino, Branciforte; Laura, Banac; Ivo
Participation year at FICM: 2019

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