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The story of Usnavi, a bodega owner who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic or staying in Washington Heights.


An immigration agent is torn between the job and his humanity.

Paolo Pierobon
Corrado Rinaldi

Giuseppe Battiston
Luigi Coiazzi

Fabrizio Ferracane
Terranova

Valentina Carnelutti
Cristiana

Roberto Citran
Grigoletto

Olivier Rabourdin
Gérard

Yusra Warsama
Swada

Fausto Russo Alesi
Le ministre

Hossein Taheri
Mustafa Abdelladib

Mohamed Badissy
Libyan Guard
The Order of Things is a drama film released in 2017 exploring themes of illegal immigration, immigration law, undocumented immigrant. Directed by Andrea Segre, it stars Paolo Pierobon, Giuseppe Battiston, Fabrizio Ferracane. An immigration agent is torn between the job and his humanity.
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