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The Legionnaire is a haunting "cinematic prose poem" that asks what happens when you are forced to choose between the life you’ve made and the people who made you. It’s a timely, essential watch for anyone interested in high-stakes social dramas. Director: Hleb Papou Runtime: 82 minutes Language: Italian (English subtitles available)

The immigrant community that raised him, who now see him as a traitor on the "wrong side" of the conflict. A Critical Success

The twist? One of those families is his own. Inside the building are his mother and his idealistic younger brother, Patrick ( Maurizio Bousso ), who leads the resistance against the eviction. The.Legionnaire.2021.PL.WEB-DL.XviD-K83.avi

While it features the tension of a social realist thriller, the film focuses on Daniel's internal war. He is caught between:

Premiering at the Locarno Film Festival, the film has been praised for its lean, 80-minute narrative and its refusal to simplify its fallible characters. Critics from Film Threat and ICS highlight the powerful chemistry between Gentile and Bousso as they navigate this impossible moral maze. The Legionnaire is a haunting "cinematic prose poem"

In the gritty heart of modern Rome, a family is torn between duty and blood. The Legionnaire (2021) , directed by Hleb Papou, is not just a riot police drama; it's an intimate, explosive look at identity and belonging in a changing Europe.

The story follows Daniel (played by Germano Gentile ), the only African-Italian officer in Rome’s elite riot police unit. Daniel has built a stable life with a loving, pregnant wife, but his serenity is shattered when his unit is ordered to evict 150 families from an illegally occupied apartment building. A Critical Success The twist

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