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Besieged
ITALY · 1998

Besieged

Bernardo Bertolucci
exile and displacement political imprisonment unrequited love sacrifice and compromise colonial legacy
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Synopsis

While in exile in Italy, an African woman finds herself trying to get back home and free her imprisoned husband. But the only man that can help her do so is in love with her.

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