Review of Besieged (1998) by Lawrence T — 03 Mar 2008

A besieged heart. A besieged affection. Mr. Bertolucci demonstrated how you put the internal struggle in film!

This review of Besieged (1998) was written by Lawrence T on 03 Mar 2008.

Besieged has generally received positive reviews.

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