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Strangled Lives (1996)

Strangled Lives poster
Original title
Vite strozzate
Directed by
Ricky Tognazzi
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 48m
Rated
T
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man struggles to cope with the pressures of his life in a crime-ridden city. He makes a desperate decision that triggers a chain of events.

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What happens

Strangled Lives (Italian: Vite strozzate, French: Le jour du chien) is a 1996 French-Italian crime film directed by Ricky Tognazzi. It was entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Alfred Bauer Prize. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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