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Un eroe borghese (1995)

Un eroe borghese poster
Directed by
Michele Placido
Genre
drama film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
T
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a historical drama about a lawyer who investigates the collapse of a powerful financier's empire in 1970s Italy. His work leads to his assassination.

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What happens

Un eroe borghese (also known as Ordinary Hero and An Ordinary Hero) is a 1995 Italian historical drama film directed by Michele Placido. It is a dramatization of the downfall of the Michele Sindona's financial empire and of the subsequent Giorgio Ambrosoli's murder in 1979. The film won the David di Donatello for Best Producer and a special David di Donatello given to Placido for the "recognized narrative, artistic and civil value of his work". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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