
The Great Blek
Drama
Overview
Waiting for the train that will take him away, a man goes back over moments of his small-town upbringing: the relationship with his family, his involvement in the protests of 1968 and a childhood friend died too soon.
Top Cast


Roberto De Francesco
Roberto De Francesco
Yuri
Roberto De Francesco
Yuri


Sergio Rubini
Sergio Rubini
Razzo
Sergio Rubini
Razzo


Federica Mastroianni
Federica Mastroianni
Claudia
Federica Mastroianni
Claudia


Silvana De Santis
Silvana De Santis
Yuri's mother
Silvana De Santis
Yuri's mother


Riccardo De Torrebruna
Riccardo De Torrebruna
Marco
Riccardo De Torrebruna
Marco
Dario Parisini
Dario Parisini
Antonio
Dario Parisini
Antonio
Paolo De Falco
Paolo De Falco
Paolo
Paolo De Falco
Paolo
Alessandro Cannavaccio
Alessandro Cannavaccio
Yuri as a child
Alessandro Cannavaccio
Yuri as a child
Giuliana Gatti
Giuliana Gatti
Claudia as a child
Giuliana Gatti
Claudia as a child


Francesca Neri
Francesca Neri
Laura
Francesca Neri
Laura
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