ATF 2010 Mailing
ATF 2010 Mailing
ATF 2010 Mailing
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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 />
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