The Tyrant’s Heart, or Boccaccio in Hungary
The film was entered into the main competition at the 38th edition of the Venice Film Festival.
A historical drama set in the 1400s, a young man sent to Italy but is forced back after his father’s mysterious death.
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The Tyrant’s Heart, or Boccaccio in Hungary (A zsarnok szíve, avagy Boccaccio Magyarországon) with English subtitles
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