Solino / Wüste Filmproduktion ; Wüste Film West zeigen in Koproduktion mit WDR [and others] ; Drehbuch, Ruth Toma ; Produzenten, Ralph Schwingel, Stefan Schubert, Hejo Emons ; Redaktion, Michael André, Andreas Schreitmüller ; Regie, Fatih Akin.
Edition:
X ed.
Publisher:
X Verleih :
Copyright Date:
2003
Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Barnaby Metschurat, Moritz Bleibtreu, Antonella Attili, Gigi Savoia, Vincent Schiavelli. Originally released as a motion picture in 2002. Widescreen (1.85:1) Special features: audio commentary by the director Fatih Akin; a two-part documentary "Being with Solino" ; 14 deleted scenes with optional audio commentary; unused scenes; trailer; short biographies of the cast and crew.
Summary:
In the sixties Romano Amato, his wife Rosa and their two sons Giancarlo and Gigi emigrate from Solino in Italy to Duisburg in the Ruhr area of Germany and establish the first pizza restaurant in town. Their business is successful and both sons get used to Germany. 20 years later the brothers fall in love with the same woman; they quarrel and Gigi returns to Solino with his mother. A decade later the brothers meet again and re-examine their lives.
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