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Salty Air (2006)

Salty Air poster
Original title
L'aria salata
Directed by
Alessandro Angelini
Genre
drama film, prison film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
T
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man is released from prison and tries to reconnect with his adult son. They must navigate their strained relationship and the weight of the past.

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What happens

Salty Air (Italian: L'aria salata) is a 2006 Italian drama film written and directed by Alessandro Angelini and starring Giorgio Pasotti, Giorgio Colangeli and Michela Cescon. The film entered the competition at the 2006 Rome Film Festival, in which Giorgio Colangeli won the award for best actor. For his performance Colangeli also won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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