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Besieged

Drama about a woman (Thandie Newton) who is forced to leave Africa when her husband is wrongly imprisoned, becoming housekeeper to a reclusive pianist (David Thewlis) in Italy.

Drama about a woman who is forced to leave Africa when her husband is wrongly imprisoned by an African dictator. She studies medicine and keeps house for a reclusive English pianist in Italy. When he declares his undying love for her, she is unable to forget her husband and the world she has left behind.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Sun 18 Mar 2012 01:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Jason Kinsky David Thewlis
Shandurai Thandiwe Newton
Agostino Claudio Santamaria
Singer John Ojwang
Patient Massimo De Rossi
Priest Cyril Nri
Director Bernardo Bertolucci
Producer Massimo Cortesi
Writer Bernardo Bertolucci
Writer Clare Peploe

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