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Overview

User Rating:
6.8/10   2,140 votes
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Writers:
Clare Peploe (writer) and
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Release Date:
21 May 1999 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Touched by Genius. Cursed by Madness. Blinded by Love.
Plot:
When an African dictator jails her husband, Shandurai goes into exile in Italy, studying medicine and keeping house for Mr... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
10 nominations more
User Comments:
Finest movie of 98 and 99 more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Thandie Newton ... Shandurai

David Thewlis ... Jason Kinsky
Claudio Santamaria ... Agostino
John C. Ojwang ... Singer
Massimo De Rossi ... Patient
Cyril Nri ... Priest
Paul Osul ... Piano Buyer
Veronica Lazar ... Piano Buyer
Gian Franco Mazzoni ... Piano Buyer (as Gianfranco Mazzoni)
Maria Mazetti Di Pietralata ... Piano Buyer
Andrea Quercia ... Child pianist at concert
Alexander Menis ... Child at concert
Natalia Mignosa ... Child at concert
Lorenzo Mollica ... Child at concert
Elena Perino ... Child at concert
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
L'assedio (Italy)
The Siege (Canada: English title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for brief sexuality.
Runtime:
93 min
Country:
Italy | UK
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Nairobi, Kenya more
Company:
Fiction more

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8 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
Finest movie of 98 and 99, 29 May 1999
10/10
Author: kapu s prabhakara (prabakar@ibm.net) from Mission Viejo, CA

Glad I did not listen to Roger Ebert's review.Well he gave two thumb's up for Speed 2(that says a lot in itself).This movie represents true cinema.The camera movements are very hypnotic and the performances are truly truly captivating.The other movie in recent years that impressed me this much was cinema paradiso.

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