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Besieged   1998         R, 92 min. Genre: Drama Director: Bernardo Bertolucci   Cast: Thandie Newton, David Thewlis, Claudio Santamaria   Set in Rome, this is a story about two lovers—the wealthy Englishman, Mr. Kinsky (David Thewlis) and an African woman, Shandurai (Thandie Newton). Shandurai works as a maid on Kinsky's estate. While he is obsessed with her, she is just as determined to secure her political prisoner husband's release.