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Coproducers<br />

ARTE FRANCE, ZEK PRODUCTIONS<br />

Format<br />

2 x 52 ', 2009<br />

Available rights<br />

Non-theatrical rights - VOD - DVD - TV<br />

Versions<br />

English - German - French<br />

Territory(ies)<br />

Worldwide except the United Kingdom,<br />

French-speaking Switzerland, French-speaking<br />

Belgium and Finland for TV rights.<br />

RED BRIGADES<br />

In, 1978 the kidnapping and sequestration of Aldo Moro sent a veritable shockwave<br />

through Italian television.<br />

Theywerebetween20and30yearsold,andhailedfromMilan,RomeandReggio-Emilia.Somewere<br />

students,othersfactoryworkers,andoneofthembelongedtoaruralfarmingcommunity.OnMarch<br />

16th1978,inaRomeundersiege,nineofthemmanagedtoblocktheconvoyofoneofItaly'smost<br />

prestigiouspoliticalleaders,AldoMoro,killhisbodyguards,kidnaphimandshuthimupinwhatthey<br />

calleda"people'sprison".ThissymboloftheItalianstatewastobeheldinconfinementfor55days.<br />

Thisshatteringevent,summingupinitselfthewholeperiodofItaly's"leadenyears",wasparadoxically<br />

tosoundthedeath-knellofamovementthathad,tenyearspreviously,setarmedrevolutionasits<br />

goal,inordertocreateamorejustsocietybymeansofarmedconfrontationwiththeItaliancapital,<br />

institutionsandStateThisdocumentaryanalysesthiseventfromwithintheRedBrigademovement,<br />

tellingthestoriesofthemenwhoorganisedthiskidnapping,defyingtheItalianState,terrorisingItaly,<br />

andoptingintheendtobringittoatragicconclusion.<br />

CONTEMPORARY HISTORY 7

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