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Twice a year the Italian city of Siena goes crazy for the oldest horse race in the world: the Palio. Not your average race: strategy, bribery and corruption play as much a part as the skill of the riders. Horses are allocated by lot four... See more »

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Directed by

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Cosima Spender

Written by

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John Hunt ... ()
 
Cosima Spender ... ()

Produced by

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James Gay-Rees ... producer
John Hunt ... producer
Francesco Melzi d'Eril ... executive producer

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Alex Heffes

Cinematography by

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Stuart Bentley

Editing by

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Valerio Bonelli

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Tom Balkwill ... digital intermediate producer
Gareth Bishop ... on-line editor
John Claude ... colorist
James Devlin ... co-editor
Tommaso Gallone ... assistant editor
Anna Odell ... assistant digital intermediate producer
Ellen Taylor ... assistant editor
Martina Zamolo ... assistant editor

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Raquel Alvarez ... production manager
Daniele Di Biasi ... unit production manager
Katherine Evans ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Francesca Polic Greco ... first assistant director: Palio Shooting

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Andrew Caller ... re-recording mixer
Emanuele Costantini ... production sound mixer: second unit / sound editor: additional
Giancarlo Dellapina ... production sound mixer: Main Unit
Jennie Evans ... dialogue editor
Gareth Rhys Jones ... foley artist
Rolf Martens ... mix technician
Brendan Nicholson ... re-recording mixer
Emmet O'Donnell ... sound editor
Manuela Patti ... boom operator
Julien Pirrie ... foley mixer
John Skehill ... sound mix technician
Danton Tanimura ... sound editor

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Earle Stuart Callender ... visual effects producer: One of Us
Jeanette Monero ... Compositor: One of Us
Leila Nicotera ... Visual Effects Coordinator: One of Us
Emmanuel Pichereau ... 2D Supervisor: One of Us
Maria Stroka ... senior producer DI
Cristina Vozian ... Digital Artist: One of Us

Camera and Electrical Department

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Nicolas Beaugonin ... steady-cam/camera operator: Palio Shooting
Francesco Di Giacomo ... camera operator: Palio Shooting
Valerio Evangelista ... camera operator: Palio Shooting
Phoebe Fraser ... digital imaging technician
Marco Graziaplena ... camera operator: Palio
Tristan Haley ... first assistant camera: a camera
Christopher R. Nunn ... digital imaging technician
Claudio Pagliarani ... assistant camera: Palio Shooting
Antonio Spanò ... camera operator
Teo Torresi ... second assistant camera: Palio Shooting

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Rupert Coulson ... score engineer and mixer
Daniel Elms ... music editor
Tommy Laurence ... assistant orchestrator
Ian Neil ... music supervisor
John Ashton Thomas ... orchestrator

Additional Crew

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Andrea Bancone ... production assistant: Palio Shooting
Antonio Celiento ... production assistant
Matt Curtis ... titles designer
Andrea Melchiorre ... head payroll
Daniele Sacchi ... camera production assistant: Palio Shooting
Giulia Vidotto ... production assistant: Palio Shooting
Alice Cady ... production coordinator (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

Twice a year the Italian city of Siena goes crazy for the oldest horse race in the world: the Palio. Not your average race: strategy, bribery and corruption play as much a part as the skill of the riders. Horses are allocated by lot four days prior to the race. This is when the madness truly begins. In the eye of the storm stand the jockeys. Loved and loathed by the districts they represent, they forge alliances and make deals promising large cash sums to try and get the best start. Legendary rider Gigi Bruschelli has won 13 Palios in 16 years and is accused by his critics of monopolizing the race. He works the system, paying off younger jockeys and fixing the race with average horses. Two races away from beating the world record, Bruschelli will do anything to win. But one jockey stands in his way, his former trainee, a handsome young Sardinian, Giovanni Atzeni, who is quietly determined to challenge his old mentor. Less interested in bribes and collusion, he rides for the love of the race. PALIO is the thrilling story of a young 'outsider' keen to break in to the dangerous but lucrative race and the corrupt 'insider' who has manipulated the city of Siena for a decade. Their passionate and dramatic battle is an epic and cinematic tale of Italian life in microcosm.

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Also Known As
  • Verdens hårdeste hestevæddeløb (Denmark)
  • Πάλιο (Greece)
  • Palio: Ridderne av Siena (Norway)
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  • 91 min
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