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Assault to the Sky (2016)

Assault to the Sky poster
Original title
Assalto al cielo
Directed by
Francesco Munzi
Genre
documentary film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 12m
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary uses old newsreel footage to show the 1968 protest movement in Italy. It looks at what activists did and what happened after their actions.

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What happens

Assault to the Sky (Italian: Assalto al cielo) is a 2016 Italian documentary film written and directed by Francesco Munzi. It premiered out of competition at the 73rd edition of the Venice Film Festival. It depicts, through archive footage from Istituto Luce, the activities and the aftermath of the 1968 movement in Italy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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