Caesar Must Die (2012)

Original title

Cesare deve morire

Directed by

Vittorio Taviani, Paolo Taviani

Genre

drama film, documentary film, docudrama, prison film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 16m

Rated

Κ

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 161 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Inmate actors at a Roman prison rehearse Shakespeare's Julius Caesar for a stage performance. The film shows how the prisoners connect the play's themes of power and betrayal to their own lives behind bars.

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What happens

Caesar Must Die (Italian: Cesare deve morire) is a 2012 Italian drama film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. The film competed at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Golden Bear. The film is set in Rebibbia Prison (suburb of Rome), and follows convicts in their rehearsals ahead of a prison performance of Julius Caesar. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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