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The Sweet and the Bitter is a film of genre Drama released in USA on 4 september 2007 with Luigi Lo Cascio
The Sweet and the Bitter (2007)
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Add to a movie listThe Sweet and the Bitter (Italian: Il dolce e l'amaro) is a 2007 Italian crime-drama film directed by Andrea Porporati. It entered the competition at the 64th Venice International Film Festival.
^ Paolo D'Agostino (5 September 2007). "Quella risata del picciotto Lo Cascio mafioso minimalista per Porporati". La Repubblica. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
^ Lee Marshall (12 September 2007). "The Sweet and the Bitter (Il Dolce e l'Amaro)". Screen International. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
Synopsis
Saro is the son of a Sicilian criminal. He visits his father during a revolt in the prison where he is one of the leaders. At the end of the occupation his father dies, presumably under the fire of the police breaking in to suppress the revolt.Actors
Luigi Lo Cascio
(Saro Scordia)
Donatella Finocchiaro
(Ada)
Renato Carpentieri
(Vicari)
Fabrizio Gifuni
(Stefano)
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