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The Power of the Past

1h 38m2002Piergiorgio Gay
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Forty-year-old Gianni Orzan is satisfied with the life he has built for himself. He lives with his wife Anna, a very sweet woman, and their son Francesco. An encounter with a strange stranger who claims to know things about his father, a fascist soldier, throws Gianni's equilibrium into crisis, forcing him to make a lucid analysis of who he is and who he would have liked to become.

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What is The Power of the Past (2002) about?

Forty-year-old Gianni Orzan is satisfied with the life he has built for himself. He lives with his wife Anna, a very sweet woman, and their son Francesco. An encounter with a strange stranger who claims to know things about his father, a fascist soldier, throws Gianni's equilibrium into crisis, forcing him to make a lucid analysis of who he is and who he would have liked to become.

Who stars in The Power of the Past?

The Power of the Past stars Sergio Rubini (Gianni Orzan), Bruno Ganz (Bogliasco), Sandra Ceccarelli (Anna Orzan), Mariangela D'Abbraccio (Madre di Matteo), Valeria Moriconi (Madre di Gianni). The film was directed by Piergiorgio Gay.

How long is The Power of the Past?

The Power of the Past has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2002.

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