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Bitter Rice

In this action-packed thriller, two fugitives find an unlikely occupation in a rice field, where they concoct a plan to enlist other laborers for their next heist.

In Northern Italy, two small-time crooks, Francesca and Walter, flee the law by hiding among rice workers. There, Francesca meets a sultry farmhand, Silvana, and Marco, a soldier soon to be discharged. Walter soon joins them, and the foursome becomes embroiled in a tangled web of theft, romance, and bloodshed.

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Info about Bitter Rice

Studio(s): Lux Film

Originally Released: United States, Sep 18, 1950

Production Country: Italy

Genres:Drama, Crime