Guido, Who Challenged the Red Brigades

Guido, Who Challenged the Red Brigades

2007 · 102 min · ★ 7.5 · Thriller, History

Genoa, Italy, 24th of January 1979. Red Brigades' member Roberto Dura is waiting with two other comrades for trade unionist leader and factory worker Guido Rossa to leave his home to go to work. Three months earlier, Rossa had denounced a work colleague, Francesco Berardi, because he was distributing Red Brigade flyers inside the factory. Berardi was arrested and, after a fast tracked trial, was convicted to four and a half years. ....

Directed by Giuseppe Ferrara · Written by Giuseppe Ferrara

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Massimo Ghini Guido Rossa
Anna Galiena Silvia Rossa
Gianmarco Tognazzi Roberto-Riccardo Dura
Corrado Invernizzi Operaio
Andrea Bruschi Operaio Bartolini
Maria Rosaria Omaggio Elsa Morante
Mattia Sbragia Mario Moretti
Ivan Castiglione Operaio Napoli
Daniela Amato Maria
Sandro Radicia Pubblico Ministero

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