La camera di consiglio

It's 1987, the final act of the Maxi Trial in Palermo, the largest criminal trial in Italian history. On this occasion, eight jurors, four women and four men, are locked in a deliberation chamber for thirty-six days. Their task is to determine the convictions or acquittals of 470 defendants accused of mafia crimes.

Cast

Sergio Rubini

as Il Presidente

Massimo Popolizio

as Giudice a Latere

Roberta Riganò

as Lidia

Claudio Bigagli

as Luigi

Stefania Blandeburgo

as Francesca

Anna Della Rosa

as Franca

Rosario Lisma

as Renato

Betti Pedrazzi

as Maria Nunzia

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