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The Ties

The Ties

20206.71h 40m

Overview

Naples, early 1980s. The strained marriage between Aldo and Vanda is fractured one evening when Aldo admits, unprompted, his infidelity. Equally hurt and bewildered, Vanda attempts to hide her pain from the couple's two school-age kids, lest they discover that their cramped apartment is not a home of trust and love. 30 years later, Aldo and Vanda are still tied together, but their relationship with each other and their children continues to be defined by what happened all those years ago.

Directed by Daniele Luchetti
Written by Daniele Luchetti, Francesco Piccolo, Domenico Starnone
Produced by Beppe Caschetto
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Top Cast

Alba Rohrwacher

Alba Rohrwacher

Vanda prima

Luigi Lo Cascio

Luigi Lo Cascio

Aldo prima

Laura Morante

Laura Morante

Vanda dopo

Silvio Orlando

Silvio Orlando

Aldo dopo

Giovanna Mezzogiorno

Giovanna Mezzogiorno

Anna

Adriano Giannini

Adriano Giannini

Sandro

Linda Caridi

Linda Caridi

Lidia

Francesca De Sapio

Francesca De Sapio

Isabella

Vito Vinci

Vito Vinci

Giulio

Simona Tabasco

Simona Tabasco

Fattorina

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Themes & Keywords

marriage crisis

About The Ties

The Ties is a drama film released in 2020 exploring themes of marriage crisis. Directed by Daniele Luchetti, it stars Alba Rohrwacher, Luigi Lo Cascio, Laura Morante. Naples, early 1980s. The strained marriage between Aldo and Vanda is fractured one evening when Aldo admits, unprompted, his infidelity. Equally hurt and bewildered, Vanda attempts to hide her pain from the couple's two school-age kids, lest they discover that their cramped apartment is not a home of trust and love. 30 years later, Aldo and Vanda are still tied together, but their relationship with each other and their children continues to be defined by what happened all those years ago.

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