Besieged
Besieged
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Besieged (1998)

R (US) | UK, Italy | English, Italian, Swahili | 93 min
Directed by: Bernardo Bertolucci
6.8

When an African dictator jails her husband, Shandurai goes into exile in Italy, studying medicine and keeping house for Mr. Kinsky, an eccentric English pianist and composer. She lives in one room of his Roman palazzo. He besieges her with flowers, gifts, and music, declaring passionately that he loves her, would go to Africa with her, would do anything for her. "What do you know of Africa?," she asks, then, in anguish, shouts, "Get my husband out of jail!" The rest of the film plays out the implications of this scene and leaves Shandurai with a choice.

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Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro)

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Release Date

Canada
(Toronto International Film Festival)
1998-09-14
Greece
(Thessaloniki International Film Festival)
1998-11-22
USA
(Miami International Film Festival)
1999-02
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Also Known As (A.K.A.)

Besieged
(Original title)
Cautivos del amor
Argentina
Assédio
Brazil
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Parent Guide

Sex & Nudity
Mild