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Red Land (2018)

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Original title
Red Land (Rosso Istria)
Directed by
Maximiliano Hernando Bruno
Genre
drama film, historical play
Country
Italy
Runtime
2h 30m
Rated
18+
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 32 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young Italian student in Istria lives through World War II after Italy's armistice with the Allies in 1943. The film follows her experiences as she faces danger and violence from Yugoslav partisans.

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What happens

Red Land (Italian: Rosso Istria) is a 2018 film directed, written, and produced by Maximiliano Hernando Bruno. Released in Italy on November 15, 2018, the film focuses on World War II in Istria following September 8, 1943—immediately after Italy signed the separate armistice with the Anglo-American Allies—and on the life of Norma Cossetto, a young Istrian student who was killed by Yugoslav partisans in October 1943 at the age of 23. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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