Several actors are members of a amateur soccer team. They followed in their preparations for a particular audition and in their personal life. With about 6 actors this delivers a broad picture of Italian life in which the question what it means to be a man is posed in the challenging circumstances of familily life, sex relationships, sport, cross gender roles and mafia.
Gilles
The original title is "Tre tocchi" (IT).
The runtime is 100 minutes (1h 40m).
The film was directed by Marco Risi.
The screenplay was written by Marco Risi and Francesco Frangipane.
The score was composed by Jonis Bashir.
Cinematography was handled by Andrea Busiri Vici.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt3711684.
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Mixed
12 votes
