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The Peaceful Air of the West(1990)
Status: Released
Date: 1990-09-07
49%
9 Votes
Time: 1h 50m
Overview:
Set in Milan in the summer of 1989 against the backdrop of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the film follows four frustrated individuals whose lives intertwine because of the loss of a planner.
Languages: Italian.
Countries:
Italy,
Switzerland
ProductionCompanies: 
PIC Films
Mikado Film
Monogatari
Movie: The Peaceful Air of the West
Top 10 Billed Cast
Fabrizio Bentivoglio
Cesare
Antonella Fattori
Irene
Ivano Marescotti
Tobia
Patrizia Piccinini
Veronica
Roberto Accornero
Mario
Cesare Bocci
Cesare's friend
Riccardo Magherini
Tobia's coworker
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Overview
Set in Milan in the summer of 1989 against the backdrop of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the film follows four frustrated individuals whose lives intertwine because of the loss of a planner.
Release Date
1990-09-07
Average
4.944
Rating:
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