The Last New Year's Eve

The Last New Year's Eve

1998 · 98 min · ★ 5.8 · Comedy, Drama

New year's eve at "The Islands" condos. An aging countess's party is crashed by the soccer team from her gigolo's town. While dressing for a dinner party, the wealthy Guilia discovers her husband's affair with her best friend and vows revenge. Next door, a family prepares their vintage Dodge for a drive through the streets. A call girl ties up a lawyer while, unbeknownst to him, three men await the right moment to break into his office. Across the hall, a woman downs pills in a lonely suicide attempt. Two young men hide out in a bedroom smoking dope; one of them has some dynamite. As midnight approaches, each group draws closer to grotesque tragedy.

Directed by Marco Risi · Written by Niccolò Ammaniti

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Monica Bellucci Giulia Giovannini
Francesca D'Aloja Lisa Faraone
Marco Giallini Enzo Di Girolamo
Antonella Steni Elsa Giovannini
Silvio Vannucci Francesco Calabrese
Patrizia Pezza Deborah Cristiani
Mario Patanè Giulio Severati
Carmen Giardina Arianna Frescobaldi
Iva Zanicchi Gina Carucci
Max Mazzotta Ossadipesce
Claudio Santamaria Cristiano Carucci
Orazio Stracuzzi Mario Cinque

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