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Maximum Velocity (2002)

Maximum Velocity poster
Original title
Velocità massima
Directed by
Daniele Vicari
Genre
drama film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 51m
Rated
T
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 52 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two young men in a small Italian town get involved in street racing and low-level crime. Their actions set off a chain of events that leads to trouble.

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What happens

Maximum Velocity (V-Max) (Italian: Velocità massima) is a 2002 Italian drama film directed by Daniele Vicari. It entered the competition at the 59th Venice International Film Festival. For this film Vicari won the 2003 David di Donatello for best new director. The film also won two Nastro d'Argento Awards, for best producer and best editing. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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