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The Ploy

2016 · 100 min · Director: David Grieco ★ IMDb 6.3 · 560 ratings

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In the summer of '75 Pier Paolo Pasolini's film, "Salò", is stolen from the lab where he is editing it. This is just the first step of an intricate plan that will bring the great poet to his violent death.

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The Ploy (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Tension 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Tension, Sadness. Genres: Drama, History. AI estimate.

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Cast

MR
Massimo Ranieri

MR
Massimo Ranieri

Pier Paolo Pasolini

LD
Libero De Rienzo

Antonio

MT
Matteo Taranto

MT
Matteo Taranto

Sergio

Milena Vukotić

Susanna Pasolini

AS
Alessandro Sardelli

TL
Toni Laudadio

TL
Toni Laudadio

Avvocato

LP
Laura Pellicciari

Details

Directed by
David Grieco
Written by
David Grieco, Guido Bulla
Type
Movies
Released
2016
Runtime
100 min
Country
Italy
Genres
Drama, History
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.3 · 560 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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