Orcolat
★ 6.8 · 2026 · 91m · Documentary
The earthquake that struck Friuli in 1976 is still vivid in the collective imagination, for how it served as an example in the subsequent reconstructions. A necessary story to prepare us for the environmental upheavals that lie in wait.
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