- Country: Italy
- Genres: Drama
- Release: 2007-09-07
- Director: Vincenzo Marra
- Writers: Vincenzo Marra
- Language: Italian
- Stars: Fanny Ardant , Michele Lastella , Giulia Bevilacqua , Augusto Zucchi , Antonio Gerardi , Barbara Valmorin , Nicola Labate , Maurizio Tesei , Sergio Di Giulio , Giacomo Piperno
- Runtime: 98 min
- Awards: 1 nomination
- AKA: Rush Hour (Australia) , The Trial Begins (United States of America) , L'ora di punta (Italy) , L'ora di punta , L'heure de pointe (France, French Republic) , Csúcsforgalom (Hungary) , Час пик (Bulgaria) , Godzina szczytu (Poland) , Rusningstid (Sweden)
- Plot: Filippo, a cold-hearted customs and tax investigator, shakes down business owners. With the blessings of his boss, he leaves his job to become a private investor with inside information on distressed and undervalued properties. His boss advises him to have an entrée into high society, so he seduces Caterina, an older woman with social connections. She believes he loves her. He has an obsession for an old girlfriend, Francesca: can he succeed in winning back her affection, how will Caterina react, and how far will he go to protect his racket?
- IMDB:tt1086355
The Trial Begins Cast · · · ALL
Vincenzo Marra
Director
Fanny Ardant
Caterina
Michele Lastella
Filippo
Giulia Bevilacqua
Francesca
Augusto Zucchi
Comandante Salvi
Antonio Gerardi
Donati
Piero Albertelli
Sarto
Barbara Valmorin
Anna