During a hot Sunday afternoon in a small Southern Italian town, a school serving as a polling place is occupied by a group of three locals and an Eritrean immigrant, all unemployed, desperate and armed.
Gianni
The runtime is 86 minutes (1h 26m).
The film was directed by Gabriele Salvatores.
The screenplay was written by Gabriele Salvatores and Franco Bernini.
The score was composed by Federico De Robertis.
Cinematography was handled by Italo Petriccione.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0108245.
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