The Goodbye Kiss
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The Goodbye Kiss

6.8 / 10 2006 1h 47mNR Italian
DramaThrillerCrime

Storyline

Leftist radical-turned-terrorist Giorgio—hiding out in Latin America since the 1970s—turns himself in as soon as the Berlin Wall falls. Wishing to lead a comfortable, bourgeois life in his native Italy, he cuts a deal with a dirty cop, getting his sentence reduced in return for ratting former comrades out. Once released, Giorgio obsessively pursues his dream of becoming an upright citizen, but his old police aquaintance keeps dragging him down...

Cast & Crew

Alessio Boni

Alessio Boni

Giorgio Pellegrini

Lead
Michele Placido

Michele Placido

Ferruccio Anedda

Isabella Ferrari

Isabella Ferrari

Flora

Alina Nedelea

Alina Nedelea

Roberta

Carlo Cecchi

Carlo Cecchi

Sante Brianese

Antonello Fassari

Antonello Fassari

Sergio Cosimato

Marjo Berasategui

Marjo Berasategui

María 'Francisca' Carces

Riccardo Zinna

Riccardo Zinna

Vesuviano

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michele Soavi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Goodbye Kiss is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker