I have read the excellent book by Giorgio Faletti - a masterpiece - but only after 15 minutes of this movie I just wanted to stop there... main problem is that acting is mechanical, especially Mario Sgueglia has the same frowning and distressed expression and tone of voice all the time. Too many events have been squeezed in the film and one has no additional queues to understand who is who and what is going on... The main character Bravo in the book is a quite peaceful and philosophical person , in the movie he seems cold blooded and expressionless.

Do yourself a favor, read the book which is really well written.

Having read the book (Giorgio faletti wrote 5/6 fantastic books) bless his soul, I wanted to watch the movie. It is pretty good. Actors are ok, casting was mmm. There is a twist at the end, but to fully understand it you need to know Italian history, brigate rosse etc. All in all a solid movie, 6 stars.