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The Game Bag
The Game Bag

The Game Bag

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In late summer 1991, three Italians reach a hunting reserve in Croatia with a station wagon. They go to deer, but, unaware of what's in store for months, they do not decipher the enigmatic signs that surround them. One of the three is suddendly wounded in the knee by a bullet of unknown provenance, and they end up in a hotel targeted by snipers night and day.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

14 March 1997

Country

Italy

Cast

Massimo Ghini

Massimo Ghini

Renzo

Antonio Catania

Antonio Catania

Paolo

Paraskeva Djukelova

Paraskeva Djukelova

Rada

Roberto Zibetti

Roberto Zibetti

Roberto

Leo Gullotta

Leo Gullotta

Carlo Gabbiadini

Fabio Sartor

Fabio Sartor

Carotti

Giorgio Tirabassi

Giorgio Tirabassi

Giornalista

Saverio Laganà

Saverio Laganà

Giornalista

Yavor Milushev

Yavor Milushev

Milan

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