Traffic Jam

Traffic Jam

★ 6.8IMDb Score
Released:1979-01-12
Duration:121 min
Director:Luigi Comencini
Actors:Alberto Sordi, Annie Girardot, Fernando Rey, Patrick Dewaere, Ángela Molina
Production:Gaumont International, Clesi Cinematografica, Greenwich Film Production, José Frade Producciones Cinematográficas, Albatros Filmproduktion, Filmédis
Keywords:traffic jam

Overview:

A tremendous congestion hits the Rome highway ring. The biggest traffic jam ever seen lasts more than 36 hours. At the beginning the people blocked in their cars react normally. But as more time passes, the more we witness personal dramas, hysteric reactions and other grotesque situations. All the episodes are linked as if in a single plot. Cars and their hosts are a microcosm of stories part of a larger universe: the congestion.

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