The Last Kilometer

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The Last Kilometer
Directed by Paolo Casalis
Written byPaolo Casalis
Produced byStuffilm Creativeye
Starring Ignazio Moser & Francesco Moser, Davide Rebellin, Gianni Mura, Didi Senft
Music byMario Poletti
Release date
  • 2012 (2012)
Running time
52 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguagesItalian, German, English

The Last Kilometer (original title: L'Ultimo Chilometro) is a 2012 Italian documentary film directed by Paolo Casalis. [1]

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Summary

The film is portrait of road cycling made through 4 characters: Ignazio Moser and his father Francesco Moser, Davide Rebellin, Gianni Mura, Didi Senft.

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References

  1. "The Last Kilometer Film Review". The Inner Ring. Retrieved 11 September 2020.