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Quick Info

Rating

5.6/10

Release1998

Runtime1h 34m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica

Movie

Gallo cedrone

1998

1h 34m

5.6

Comedy

Synopsis

The life and times of Armando Feroci, a fortyish year old, who's been everything, a divorced husband, a careless father, an unreliable brother. The story is told in flashback by his friends while Armando has been mysteriously kidnapped in an Arab country by an integralist group and condemned to death.

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