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Besieged

1999·1h 33m·R
DramaRomance
IMDb Rating
★ 6.8/10
5,429 votes

While in exile in Italy, an African woman finds herself trying to get back home and free her imprisoned husband. But the only man that can help her do so is in love with her.

Besieged is a 1999 drama romance movie directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, starring Claudio Santamaria, David Thewlis, Thandiwe Newton. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.8/10 from 5,429 votes and runs 1h 33m.

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Director
Bernardo Bertolucci
Stars
Claudio Santamaria
David Thewlis
Thandiwe Newton
John C. Ojwang
Details
1999-02-05
93 min
Movie
R
★ Italy, United Kingdom
★ English, Italian, Swahili
Keywords
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