I cannibali (1970)

Directed by

Gianni Amelio, Liliana Cavani

Genre

drama film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 28m

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 27 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman defies a repressive government by trying to bury her brother's body in modern-day Milan. Her actions draw the attention of authorities and a stranger who helps her.

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What happens

The Year of the Cannibals (Italian: I cannibali, lit. 'The Cannibals') is a 1969 Italian drama film directed by Liliana Cavani and starring Britt Ekland, Pierre Clémenti, and Tomas Milian. It is a modernized retelling of the Greek tragedy Antigone, set in contemporary Milan and drawing upon socio-political themes and imagery of the time, including the protests of 1968, the counter-cultural movement, and the Years of Lead. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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