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A WERNER SCHROETER FILM

Palermo or Wolfsburg

19802h 55mMovie

Drama

IMDb6.6/ 10 · 305 votes

THE STORY

An impoverished young man from Sicily travels to Wolfsburg, West Germany to find work. He takes a job in the Volkswagen factory after he travels through Northern Italy by train.

Melancholic
Gritty
Thought-provoking
Immigration
Class
Growing up

Pace: Slow burn
Intensity: Moderate
Complexity: Some focus

Good for talking about after.

DirectorWerner Schroeter

FormatFeature film

TMDB5.5 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Nicola ZarboNicola

Otto SanderStaatsanwalt

Ida Di BenedettoGiovanna

Magdalena MontezumaVerteidigerin

Johannes WackerRichter

Antonio OrlandoAntonio

Brigitte TilgBrigitte Hahn

Gisela HahnBrigittes Mutter

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