| Tempo di uccidere | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Giuliano Montaldo |
| Starring | Nicolas Cage Ricky Tognazzi Giancarlo Giannini |
| Music by | Ennio Morricone |
| Release date(s) | September 10, 1989 (Italy) |
| Country | Italy |
Tempo di uccidere (which translates as Time to Kill) is a 1989 dramatic film starring Nicolas Cage. It is directed by Giuliano Montaldo. The film is set in 1936, when Ethiopia was an Italian colony, and was filmed in Zimbabwe.[1][2] It is based on the novel with the same name written by Ennio Flaiano.[3]
Lieutenant Silvestri suffers a toothache and decides to reach the nearest camp hospital. En route to the dentist his vehicle has an accident, and stops near a rock. Silvestri continues by walking. On his way, he meets and rapes a young Ethiopian woman. Despite this, he and the Ethiopian fall for each other. While taking refuge in a cave Silvestri shoots at a wild animal, but the bullet ricochets and hits the woman. Silvestri continues to the dentist. Upon reaching the hospital, he reads a medical book, leading him to believe he has leprosy. As he tries to escape from Ethiopia, Silvestri must evade his former comrades and reach his wife in Italy.