BESIEGED (WIDESCREEN/FULL SCREEN)

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• Release Year: 1998
• Genre: Drama, Romance
• Plot: Touched by Genius. Cursed by Madness. Blinded by Love.; ; From acclaimed director Bernardo Betolucci (The Last Emperor, Last Tango in Paris) comes a breathtaking film rich in passion, desire and intrigue.; Shadurai (Thandie Newton; Beloved, Mission Impossible 2) is running from her past. ; ; After her husband is arrested for anti-government demonstrations in Africa, she flees to an enchanting villa in Rome where she gains employment working for an eccentric recluse Mr. Kinsky (David Thewlis; Seven Years in Tibet, The Island of Dr. Moreau).; ; ; Kinsky soon becomes obsessed with Shandurai and the two find themselves in a web of attraction and denial, of awakening and discovery. ; ; But in exchange for her love, Shandurai asks one request of Kinsky - a request so powerful it means he would ask himself the ultimate question, 'How far would you go for passion?' ;
• Cast: Thandiwe Newton, David Thewlis, Claudio Santamaria, John C. Ojwang, Massimo De Rossi, Cyril Nri, Paul Osul, Veronica Lazar, Gian Franco Mazzoni, Maria Mazetti Di Pietralata, Andrea Quercia, Alexander Menis, Natalia Mignosa, Lorenzo Mollica, Elena Perino, Fernando Trombetti, Veronica Visentin, Bernardo Bertolucci, Clare Peploe, James Lasdun
• Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
• Runtime: 1:32
• Company: New Line Home Entertainment
• Media Format: movie