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It Was the Son

It Was the Son

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2012
1h 30m
6.9(83 votes)
Comedy
Crime
Drama

Overview

The Ciraulo family lives in the miserable district of Palermo called "Zen". When one of their children dies in a shootout between mafia gangsters they receive compensation and buy a luxury black Volvo. Things go wrong when Trancredi, another son, takes the car out and damages the car door.

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RAI Cinema
Palomar
MiC
Apulia Film Commission

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