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Aureliano Amadei

A young antiwar activist heads to Iraq to work on a film and quickly finds himself a victim of sectarian violence and, soon, an unlikely hero. Director Aureliano Amadei in person on June 1!

DIRECTOR
Aureliano Amadei
YEAR
2010
COUNTRY
Italy
RUNTIME
94 minutes
LANGUAGE
Italian
ORIGINAL TITLE
20 Sigarette

Director Aureliano Amadei in person on June 1!

When a young antiwar activist (TV star Vinicio Marchioni) heads to Iraq to work on a film, he quickly finds himself a victim of sectarian violence and soon an unlikely media sensation. Amadei’s powerful debut feature is based on his own experiences as the only civilian survivor of the 2003 suicide bombing of Italian military HQ in Nasiriyah, which he brings to the screen with a blend of searing immediacy and wry humor. Winner of the Controcampo Italiano prize at the 2010 Venice Film Festival.

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