Dirty Hands

Dirty Hands

Limited Series 1978 · 3 eps · ★ 9.0 · Drama

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The story is set in Illyria, fictional central European country, towards the end of World War II. A young man infiltrates into the house of a left-wing politician as his secretary. By order of the Communist party, the young man has to kill the politician, who is suspected of a strategy of compromise with other parties.

Directed by Elio Petri

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