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International Title

Heads or Tails?

Original Title

Testa o Croce ?

Directors

Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo Zoppis

At the beginning of the 20th century, Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show arrived in Rome to sell Italians the myth of the frontier—with blank rifle shots and cowboy spectacles. Against the backdrop of a legendary rodeo contest between American cowboys and Italian butteri, Rosa, the young wife of the local landowner, falls in love with Santino, the buttero who wins the challenge.
After the murder of her husband, Rosa and Santino run away together, but justice, as always, is sold to the highest bidder, and a hefty bounty is placed on Santino’s head. With Buffalo Bill hot on their trail, Rosa dreams of America—the real one, not the one in the posters with bison—but her dream must confront reality. Because, like in every true western ballad, fate flips a coin. And often, the truth remains buried underground.

Synopsis

Production

Ring Film and Cinema Inutile with Rai Cinema

Nadia Tereszkiewicz
Alessandro Borghi
John C. Reilly
Peter Lanzani
Mirko Artuso
Gabriele Silli
Gianni Garko


Cast

Genre

Drama

Running Time

116 mins

Languages

    • Festival de Cannes 2025: Un Certain Regard

    • Locarno International Film Festival 2025: Piazza Grande

    • Melbourne International Film Festival 2025: Europe & UK

    • Hamburg International Film Festival: Kaleidoscope

    • Festival do Rio: Official Selection 2025

    • 38th Tokyo International Film Festival – Competition

English, Italian

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