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Belluscone: A Sicilian Story
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Title: Belluscone: A Sicilian Story

Release Date: 4 Sep 2014

Runtime: 1h 34m

Genre: History, Documentary

Director: Dream Film, Frenesy Film

Production Companies: Dream Film, Frenesy Film

Overview: This film tells the story of three defeats: Berlusconi’s political and human defeat in his “twilight”, the one of Ciccio Mirra, Berlusconi’s unconditional supporter, deeply rooted in an ancient culture that dies hard, and the director’s artistic defeat in an Italy that recognised itself in this “Berlusconian culture” for a long time, and probably still does.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.86 (68 votes)

Cast

  • : Salvatore De Castro
  • : Marcello Dell'Utri
  • : Ciccio Mira
  • : Valentino Picone
  • : Vittorio Ricciardi
  • : Tatti Sanguineti
  • : Vittorio Sgarbi
  • : Salvatore Ficarra
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