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Rainbow: A Private Affair (2017)

Rainbow: A Private Affair poster
Original title
Una questione privata
Directed by
Vittorio Taviani, Paolo Taviani
Genre
drama film, war film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
Κ-12
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 155 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Set during World War Two in Italy, a young partisan becomes obsessed with finding out if the woman he loves has left him for a rival. He risks dangerous missions behind enemy lines, driven by private heartbreak rather than the larger conflict around him.

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What happens

Rainbow: A Private Affair (Italian: Una questione privata) is an Italian drama film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, based on the novel A Private Matter by Beppe Fenoglio. It is the last film directed by both brothers before Vittorio Taviani's death in 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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