A Brighter Tomorrow

A Brighter Tomorrow

2023 · 96 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy

An old film director, unhappy with the movie he's shooting about a Hungarian circus stranded in Rome during the 1956 anti-Soviet uprising, faces divorce from his producer wife and other problems.

Directed by Nanni Moretti · Written by Nanni Moretti

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