Agostina Belli

Giancarlo Giannini shines in this satirical comedy directed by Lina Wertmüller. Mimi, a Sicilian laborer, gets caught between communism, mafia, and his own romantic entanglements. A biting critique of political hypocrisy and masculinity, the film earned Wertmüller acclaim at Cannes and cemented her status as a leading voice in 1970s European cinema.

After violent criminals kidnap the wife of a tough prison warden and demand the release of an inmate, but the warden strikes back with a hostage of his own!