The Past Is a Foreign Land (2008)

Original title

Il passato è una terra straniera

Directed by

Daniele Vicari

Genre

drama film, thriller film

Country

Italy

Runtime

2h

Rated

R

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 40 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young lawyer gets drawn into a world of crime and betrayal through a charismatic acquaintance. His choices lead him down a dangerous path with no easy way back.

tensebroodingsuspensefulmelancholicgrittyslow-burnnoir-ish

What happens

The Past Is a Foreign Land (Italian: Il passato è una terra straniera) is a 2008 Italian neo-noir film directed by Daniele Vicari. It is based on the novel with the same name written by Gianrico Carofiglio, who also collaborated to the screenplay. It entered the competition at the 2008 Rome International Film Festival, in which Michele Riondino was awarded best actor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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