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The Italian

The Italian

20056.71h 30m

Overview

Set in 2002, an abandoned 5-year-old boy living in a rundown orphanage in a small Russian village is adopted by an Italian family.

Directed by Andrey Kravchuk
Written by Andrey Romanov
Produced by Andrei Zertsalov
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Top Cast

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Kolya Spiridonov

Vanya Solntsev / Kolya Spiridonov

Mariya Kuznetsova

Mariya Kuznetsova

Madam

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Nikolay Reutov

Grisha

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Denis Moiseenko

Kolyan

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Sasha Sirotkin

Sery

Polina Vorobeva

Polina Vorobeva

Nataha

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Olga Shuvalova

Irka

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Dima Zemlyanko

Anton

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Rudolf Kuld

Guard

Yuriy Itskov

Yuriy Itskov

Headmaster

Themes & Keywords

italianorphanagelittle boy

About The Italian

The Italian is a drama film released in 2005 exploring themes of italian, orphanage, little boy. Directed by Andrey Kravchuk, it stars Kolya Spiridonov, Mariya Kuznetsova, Nikolay Reutov. Set in 2002, an abandoned 5-year-old boy living in a rundown orphanage in a small Russian village is adopted by an Italian family.

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