Mafia and Red Tomatoes

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Mafia and Red Tomatoes
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Directed by Giulio Manfredonia
Written byGiulio Manfredonia
Fabio Bonifacci
Produced byLionello Cerri
Starring Stefano Accorsi
Sergio Rubini
CinematographyMarcello Montarsi
Music by Mauro Pagani
Release date
  • September 18, 2014 (2014-09-18)
Running time
100 minutes
Language Italian

Mafia and Red Tomatoes (Italian : La nostra terra) is a 2014 Italian comedy film written and directed by Giulio Manfredonia and starring Stefano Accorsi, and Sergio Rubini. [1] [2] [3]

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References

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  2. Simona Santoni (15 September 2015). "La nostra terra con Accorsi e Rubini su terre sequestrate mafia". ANSA . Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  3. Arianna Finos (9 November 2014). ""La nostra terra", Giulio Manfredonia: "L'Italia della legalità è più forte della mafia"". La Repubblica . Retrieved 2 January 2016.