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Cast
Lorenzo Adorni
as Dottor Suardo
Alessandra Pietralunga
as Cecilia Suardo
Simone Tanzi
as Colonnello Gioacchino Foscari
Alessandra Ottolini
as Diana Foscari
Giulia Guzzi
as Olga Siriani
Simone Riccardi
as Annibale La Rosa
Edoardo Zuffetti
as Rodolfo Siriani
Michele Mou
as Notaio
Luca Costantini
as Gerarca Fascista
Paolo Tortomano
as Soldato in Etiopia
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2017
Runtime2h 12m
LanguageEN
CertificationNR
GenresCrime, Drama
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DirectorSimone Riccardi
WritersSimone Riccardi, Alex Lusignani, Edoardo Zuffetti
TypeFeature Film
Rating0.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsLe Regole di Mangiasassi
About Le Regole di Mangiasassi
Italy, 1940, dawn of the Second World War. A small group of fascists cook up a scheme to avoid the forthcoming call to arms. In order to do so, they sign up a contract where they accept to be infected with a mysterious and lethal disease: the Ethiopian Fever. Regardless Dr. Suardo's reassurances, who is sure to know how to cure the African disease, a chain of events is going to be triggered, which will lead to a gruesome bloodspread.
Directed by Simone Riccardi, Le Regole di Mangiasassi leans on a strong ensemble — Lorenzo Adorni, Alessandra Pietralunga, Simone Tanzi — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about crime titles of 2017.
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