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The Summit (2013)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 35M

Director : Franco Fracassi, Massimo Lauria

Synopsis

The actions of the Italian police against peaceful demonstrators durign G8 in Genua in 2001, one of whom died and a hundred of whom sustained serious injuries, was described by Amnesty International as one of the most severe breaches of democratic rights in a European country since the SecondWorld War. Under the pretext of wanting to arrest members of the anarchistic Black Bloc, police stormed into the Diaz school complex which at the time housed journalists covering the event, and spent over two hours raining blows on defenceless women and men.

Actors

Hans Abrahamsson
Hans Abrahamsson
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Vittorio Agnoletto
Vittorio Agnoletto
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Giovanni Aliquo
Giovanni Aliquo
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Paolo Bellino
Paolo Bellino
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Mauro Bulgarelli
Mauro Bulgarelli
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Valerio Calieri
Valerio Calieri
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Vincenzo Canterini
Vincenzo Canterini
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Crews

Franco Fracassi
Franco Fracassi
Director
Massimo Lauria
Massimo Lauria
Director

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