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- Thandiwe NewtonShandurai
- David ThewlisJason Kinsky
- Claudio SantamariaAgostino
- Massimo De RossiPatient
- Cyril NriPriest
- Paul OsulPiano Buyer
- Veronica LazărPiano Buyer
- Alexander MenisChild at concert
- Gian Franco MazzoniPiano Buyer
- Maria Mazetti Di PietralataPiano Buyer
- Andrea QuerciaChild pianist at concert
- Natalia MignosaChild at concert
Besieged (Italian title: L'assedio) is a 1998 film by Bernardo Bertolucci starring Thandie Newton and David Thewlis. The film is based on the short story "The Siege" by James Lasdun and was supposed to be a 60-minute teleplay until Bertolucci chose to expand it.
Besieged: Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. With Thandiwe Newton, David Thewlis, Claudio Santamaria, John C. Ojwang. While in exile in Italy, an African woman finds herself trying to get back home and free her imprisoned husband. But the only man that can help her do so is in love with her.
- (5.3K)
- Drama, Romance
- Bernardo Bertolucci
- 1999-02-05
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Besieged - Full Cast & Crew. 1998. 1 hr 33 mins. Drama. R. Watchlist. Where to Watch. Bernardo Bertolucci directed this moving and well-acted romance about an eccentric British composer...
The rest of the film plays out the implications of this scene and leaves Shandurai with a choice. 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.
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