The Short Cut 1990  R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Time to Kill
Director: Giuliano Montaldo
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Ricky Tognazzi, Patrice-Flora Praxo, Gianluca Favilla, Georges Claisse, Robert Liensol, Vittorio Amandola, Pao Pei Andreoli, Mario Mazzarotto, Giancarlo Giannini, Michele Melega, Franco Trevisi
Enrico (Nicolas Cage), an Italian soldier who is part of the occupation forces in Ethiopia in the mid-1930s, suffers from a toothache and is shown a shortcut to a military base. He gets lost and comes upon an oasis where he sees a woman bathing. He rapes her but, feeling guilty, spends the night with her. He accidentally kills her while trying to shoot a wild animal and then buries her. After continuing his journey, he sees two men in white clothing similar to the girl's and then finds out that they are lepers. When a sore that won't heal occurs on Enrico's hand, he seeks forgiveness. This offbeat story was based on a 1949 novel by Ennio Flaiano.
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aka: Time to Kill
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