Italy 1992

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Italy 1992

Season 1 | Episode 3 | SBS | October 4, 2016

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Classification: Mature Accompanied (15+)

Luca, a policeman, obtains the revenge he is seeking, but justice is another matter. Advertising man Leo finds himself under the threat of blackmail: someone has dug out some murky truth about his past.

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Luca, a policeman, obtains the revenge he is seeking, but justice is another matter. Advertising man Leo finds himself under the threat of blackmail: someone has dug out some murky truth about his past.

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Di Pietro and the Mani Pulite team involve Prime Minister Bettino Craxi as a prime suspect in their investigation. Everyone is confronted with extreme choices. It all builds up to a final judgement day: he who is willing to pay the most terrible price will win.

Italy 1992

Years 11-12 Drama, Languages

Di Pietro and the Mani Pulite team involve Prime Minister Bettino Craxi as a prime suspect in their investigation. Everyone is confronted with extreme choices. It all builds up to a final judgement day: he who is willing to pay the most terrible price will win.

Luca is ready to put everything at risk to get his revenge: his position within the Mani Pulite task force is compromised. Pietro has to renege on his own self to save his relationship with Veronica.

Italy 1992

Years 11-12 Drama, Languages

Luca is ready to put everything at risk to get his revenge: his position within the Mani Pulite task force is compromised. Pietro has to renege on his own self to save his relationship with Veronica.

As prosecutor Di Pietro finds out, a spy hides within his Mani Pulite investigation team. Leo is close to fulfilling his political hopes and dreams, but he undergoes a crisis of faith.

Italy 1992

Years 11-12 Drama, Languages

As prosecutor Di Pietro finds out, a spy hides within his Mani Pulite investigation team. Leo is close to fulfilling his political hopes and dreams, but he undergoes a crisis of faith.

In apparent summer calm, the old political establishment is hard at work on a major counterattack. Meanwhile, the main characters have to face the uneasy consequences of their ambitions.

Italy 1992

Years 11-12 Drama, Languages

In apparent summer calm, the old political establishment is hard at work on a major counterattack. Meanwhile, the main characters have to face the uneasy consequences of their ambitions.

Luca gets close to Bibi's projects for the powerful Mainaghi holding company. Leo undertakes a risky rise to power. In the background, the country is shaken by a new, devastating Mafia attack.

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Years 11-12 Drama, Languages

Luca gets close to Bibi's projects for the powerful Mainaghi holding company. Leo undertakes a risky rise to power. In the background, the country is shaken by a new, devastating Mafia attack.

All main characters are faced with a major reboot in their lives: some have to take a step back to get started anew, whereas others suddenly get more than they had even dared to hope for.

Italy 1992

Years 11-12 Drama, Languages

All main characters are faced with a major reboot in their lives: some have to take a step back to get started anew, whereas others suddenly get more than they had even dared to hope for.

A new chance comes up for Veronica: her dreams again seem within reach. Bibi is confronted with a responsibility she had so far managed to elude.

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Years 11-12 Drama, Languages

A new chance comes up for Veronica: her dreams again seem within reach. Bibi is confronted with a responsibility she had so far managed to elude.

Showgirl Veronica's TV career is on the verge of a major breakthrough, but the Tangentopoli affair seems to stop her in her track. Pietro, a Gulf war veteran, takes on the challenge of politics.

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Years 11-12 Drama, Languages

Showgirl Veronica's TV career is on the verge of a major breakthrough, but the Tangentopoli affair seems to stop her in her track. Pietro, a Gulf war veteran, takes on the challenge of politics.

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