Secrets Secrets

Secrets Secrets

1985 · 95 min · ★ 7.3 · Drama

Young terrorist Laura shoots both a judge and a comrade, and over time her violent act becomes a thread linking the lives and fates of several other women. Each has her own secret, including the lawyer who listens to Laura as if in a ‘trance’: moments before, she discovered her husband was cheating.

Directed by Giuseppe Bertolucci · Written by Giuseppe Bertolucci

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Lina Sastri Laura
Rossana Podestà Maria
Giulia Boschi Rosa
Alida Valli Gina
Stefania Sandrelli Renata
Lea Massari Marta
Mariangela Melato Giuliana, il giudice
Massimo Ghini Capitano Felici
Nicoletta Braschi Suora
Pino Calabrese Vice-Commissario
Sandra Ceccarelli Francesca
Nicola Di Pinto Maresciallo

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