A retired teacher is sitting at a table outside a bar; it’s a beautiful sunny day. The waiter brings him breakfast. Soon after a young man arrives and the teacher invites him to sit, he was waiting for him. He is dark skinned. He comes from Mali. Well dressed, serene, ready for the “game” that the teacher is playing. It’s a puzzle game where one wins when completing a crossword. But there is a variable that makes this game impossible: guessing the solutions before the question is made. Nevertheless, the young man finishes the game. Or almost…
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Gianni Amelio Director
First release August 28, 2019 · Produced in Italy · Production Bartlebyfilm, Fondazione Fare Cinema
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The Film Club
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Bartlebyfilm
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Fondazione Fare Cinema
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RAI
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Original title
Passatempo
Original language
Italian
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Italian
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Italy · August 28, 2019
Premiere · Venice International Film Critics' Week
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