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Summary Sentence: The uplifting story of how a musician successfully put together against all odds a multi-cultural of 30 foreign musicians playing 15 unrelated instruments.
Full Summary: Mario Tronco is a musician living in Rome who wants to revive the run-down Apollo Theatre in his neighborhood of Piazza Vittorio. His big idea is to tap the talents of foreign musicians playing in the streets and recruit them into a multi-cultural band to perform onstage. This uplifting musical documentary follows Tronco as he organizes his "orchestra" and then takes the group on tour in Italy, challenging the government's anti-immigration policies while making some beautiful music. The Orchestra of Piazza Vittorio (2006) - IMdB GTCN Movie Schedule
L'Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio Movie PosterMario Tronco is a musician living in Rome who wants to revive the run-down Apollo Theatre in his neighborhood of Piazza Vittorio. His big idea is to tap the talents of foreign musicians playing in the streets and recruit them into a multi-cultural band to perform onstage. This uplifting musical documentary follows Tronco as he organizes his "orchestra" and then takes the group on tour in Italy, challenging the government's anti-immigration policies while making some beautiful music.
The Orchestra of Piazza Vittorio (2006) - IMdB
