The Goodbye Kiss
Leftist radical-turned-terrorist Giorgio—who fled to Latin America in the '70s to escape justice—decides to surrender after hearing about the fall of the Berlin Wall. Determined to lead a comfortable, bourgeois life in his native Italy, he cuts a deal with a shady police chief, getting his sentence reduced in exchange for ratting out former comrades. Once released, Giorgio obsessively pursues his dream of becoming a "respectable" citizen, even if the way is paved with larceny, pimping, drug-dealing, rape, heist, and murder...
- Year : 2006
- Country : France, Italy
- Genre : Drama, Thriller, Crime
- Studio : StudioUrania, RAI Cinema, Wild Bunch, Mikado Film
- Keyword : hitman, descent into madness, disillusionment, crime spree, former outlaw, years of lead, neo-noir, return home, 1990s, anni di piombo, snitch
- Director : Michele Soavi
- Cast : Alessio Boni, Michele Placido, Isabella Ferrari, Alina Nedelea, Carlo Cecchi, Antonello Fassari