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Una storia semplice (1991)

Una storia semplice poster
Directed by
Emidio Greco
Genre
drama film, political film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
T
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 27 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Sicilian man returns to his hometown and finds a dead body. The local police investigate the murder and uncover a web of corruption and secrets.

meditativerestrainedcontemplativemysteriousunderstatedgrittystarksuspenseful

What happens

A Simple Story (Italian: Una storia semplice) is a 1991 Italian drama film directed by Emidio Greco. It is based on the novel with the same name written by Leonardo Sciascia. It premiered at the 48th Venice International Film Festival, in which it entered the main competition. The film was awarded with a Nastro d'Argento for best screenplay, two Globi d'oro for best film and best screenplay and a Grolla d'oro for best actor to the ensemble cast. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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