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01/05/2015 Drama, Thriller, Romance 1h 10m
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Overview

New anti-gay laws have just been approved in Russia. After a competition in St. Petersburg, Italian swimmer Massimo meets a Russian of his own age, Vladimir, working as an interpreter for the delegation of which Massimo is a member. The two men fall in love, but they will have to face the cultural barriers between them, as well as old and new macho stereotypes.

  1. Roberto Cuzzillo

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Giuseppe Claudio Insalaco

    Massimo

  2. Daniel De Rossi

    Vladimir

  3. Walter Lo Piccolo

    Attacker

  4. Enrico Nasi

    Attacker

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-10-22
This is a curiously indistinct film with a serious message remarkably well hidden within. It centres around swimmer "Massimo" (Giuseppe Claudio Insalaco) who comes to Russia amidst an increasing, state-sponsored, intolerance of homosexuality. Here he alights on "Vladimir" (Daniel De Rossi) after a competition in St. Petersburg. The latter man is their interpreter but it's fairly clear he is quickly more than that to "Massimo". What now follows is a story of a risky romance, peppered with what appears to be rather randomly selected archive of varying stages of the development of the Russian/Sov...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
Italian

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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