The Forbidden Christ

The Forbidden Christ
  • Release date: 3 May 1953
  • Release year: 1951
  • Runtime: 96 minutes
  • Country: Italy
  • Keywords: village, dark secret, secret, pow, voice over inner thoughts, murder of the innocent, forgiveness, traitor, killed by friend, workshop
Plot:
After World War II, the former POW Bruno Baldi returns to his village in Toscana with the intention of revenging his brother, Giulio, betrayed by a villager and shot by a German firing squad. However neither his parents nor his friends reveal the name of the culprit to avoid another bloodbath in their village. During a religious party, Bruno's best friend, Antonio, discloses that he killed a man twenty years ago in America and has had trouble coming to terms with his actions. He also reveals another dark secret.
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