A Quiet Life

A Quiet Life

★ 6.5IMDb Score
Released:2010-11-05
Duration:105 min
Director:Claudio Cupellini
Actors:Toni Servillo, Marco D'Amore, Francesco Di Leva, Juliane Köhler, Leonardo Sprengler
Production:Acaba Produzioni, Babe Films, EOS Entertainment, CinéCinéma, Media Programme of the European Community, Canal+, MiC, RAI
Keywords:neo-noir

Overview:

The story of a man who murdered thirty-two people, gained power, and then got afraid because too many people wanted to kill him. One August morning, he disappeared. For fifteen years, everyone believed him dead.

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