"There are no draws in life"
Two men, both named Antonio Pisapia, see their lives go downhill in 1980s Naples. One is a crooner embroiled in a sex scandal; the other is a football player whose career is cut short by an injury.
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The people behind it
Toni Servillo
Antonio Pisapia
Andrea Renzi
Nello Mascia
Molosso
Antonino Bruschetta
Genny
Roberto De Francesco
Gigi Moscati
Angela Goodwin
Madre di Tony
Enrica Rosso
Elena
Clotilde Sabatino
Vanna
Italo Celoro
Mister
Beniamino Femiano
Presidente
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