Life Is Beautiful (1979)

1979 · 101 min · Thriller, Drama, Crime

Antonio is a retired aviator in an unnamed country ruled by a military junta which violently suppresses any free thought. He falls in love with a member of the resistance against the dictatorship. He is arrested but escapes with his love. The code word among the resisters is: ‘Life is Beautiful’.

Directed by Grigoriy Chukhray. Starring Giancarlo Giannini, Ornella Muti, Otar Koberidze, Regimantas Adomaitis and Juozas Budraitis.

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