The Peaceful Air of the West

Set in Milan in the summer of 1989 against the backdrop of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the film follows four frustrated individuals whose lives intertwine because of the loss of a planner.

Cast

Fabrizio Bentivoglio

as Cesare

Antonella Fattori

as Irene

Ivano Marescotti

as Tobia

Patrizia Piccinini

as Veronica

Silli Togni

as Clara

Roberto Accornero

as Mario

Olga Durano

as Rosa

Cesare Bocci

as Cesare's friend

Riccardo Magherini

as Tobia's coworker

Bruno Stori

as Young suicide victim

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