Alina is a brilliant and enterprising woman who runs a successful art gallery in Palermo. Her husband Daniele, a successful orchestra conductor, cultured and intelligent, is not a regular presence. One day, while accompanying Daniele to the airport, Alina feels a sense of emptiness. She will try to fill it with a butcher who is always joking and full of erotic allusions and who arouses a strong attraction in her.
Alba Parietti
Alina
Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović
Il macellaio
Lorenzo Majnoni
Daniele
Giulio Base
Lorenzo
Caterina Vertova
Federica
Rosa Pianeta
La cassiera
Cinzia Insinga
Psicologa
Alessandra Costanzo
Signora Costantini
Arancia Cecilia Grimaldi
Robertina
The Butcher is a drama film released in 1998 exploring themes of pretentious. Directed by Aurelio Grimaldi, it stars Alba Parietti, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović, Lorenzo Majnoni. Alina is a brilliant and enterprising woman who runs a successful art gallery in Palermo. Her husband Daniele, a successful orchestra conductor, cultured and intelligent, is not a regular presence. One day, while accompanying Daniele to the airport, Alina feels a sense of emptiness. She will try to fill it with a butcher who is always joking and full of erotic allusions and who arouses a strong attraction in her.
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