Amiable Italian immigrant Domenico Ceccacci opens a restaurant in England with his British wife, Kathy, and a crew of fellow Italians. After a hard day of work, Domenico and his employees are kicking back when a trio of armed men enter and announce their intention to rob the restaurant. In no time, the police surround the place, but the crooks refuse to give up. Stuck in the restaurant together, the hostages and robbers develop an unusual bond.
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A journalist is preparing a story on extremist youth and falls in love with a young radical who fears being killed by his companions when he is unable to commit a political assassination.
Set in the late 17th century, on the Western coast of Africa, “Adangganan” is a provocative retelling of the African slave experience, based on facts. A rebellious young man, who refuses to marry his parents’ choice of a bride, flees his village one evening, only to return to find his father and girlfriend slain, his village destroyed and his mother captured by a tribe of Amazon warriors. His efforts to free his mother lead to the kingdom of Adanggaman, where captives are held before sale.
Pasquale is a policeman who loves to play the trumpet in a little jazz orchestra. One night, he saves the life of Desideria, a transgender prostitute that was almost falling down the Tarpea cliff in Rome. Pasquale and Desideria had been knowing each other since they were kids (Desideria was secretely in love with Pasquale) and after meeting again they start dating. Pasquale is about to marry Nellina, but little by little he realizes that he is in love with Desideria. How to solve this difficult situation?
Odile and Camille are two sisters living in Paris. Odile is frustrated in her dull marriage to Claude, who shows no enthusiasm in her desire to buy a new apartment. Camille, studying for a doctorate, suffers from a panic disorder. The lives of both women are up-ended when three men enter their lives.
In a dystopian town under threat of police repression, a group of left-wing activists gather to discuss how to organize the resistance. One of the leaders propose to organize a terrorist attack.
Moretti plays himself, running the movie theater he owns in Rome. In the film, Moretti is endlessly anxious with the wish for his patrons to watch and appreciate Abbas Kiarostami’s Close-Up, in the face of reports that other films are selling far more tickets.
Five friends Freccia, Bruno, Tito, Jena and Boris are very keen on music but they live in a little town in northern Italy and spend most of their days at the local bar. They decide to set up an independent radio which soon becomes the voice of a generation. When Freccia dies from an overdose the radio takes his name.