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Bitter Rice

Bitter Rice

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 30, 1949

Runtime

1h 42m

Genres

Drama, Crime

User Score

74%

Original Title

Riso amaro

Production Companies

Lux Film

Director

Giuseppe De Santis

Description

Francesca and Walter are two-bit criminals in Northern Italy, and, in an effort to avoid the police, Francesca joins a group of women rice workers. She meets the voluptuous peasant rice worker, Silvana, and the soon-to-be-discharged soldier, Marco. Walter follows her to the rice fields, and the four characters become involved in a complex plot involving robbery, love, and murder.