Bitter Rice

An earthy drama of human passions among women rice workers in the Po Valley.

Francesca and Walter are two-bit criminals in Northern Italy, and, in an effort to avoid the police, Francesca joins a group of women rice workers. She meets the voluptuous peasant rice worker, Silvana, and the soon-to-be-discharged soldier, Marco. Walter follows her to the rice fields, and the four characters become involved in a complex plot involving robbery, love, and murder.

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“Neo-realism with a heaping dose of pulp—and we're not talking orange juice, ladies and gentlemen. Seized by customs upon entry into the United States, subject of a heated court battle, banned in cities around the world—I'm sold.”

Nathan Lane

Actor, Comedian