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Our Life

Our Life

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Our Life

2010

1h 38m

6.5(144 votes)

Drama

Overview

Claudio is a construction worker living in the outskirts of Rome. He's happily married and his wife is pregnant with their third child. However, a dramatic event comes to upset this simple and happy life.

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Cattleya

RAI Cinema

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Elio Germano

Elio Germano

Claudio

Isabella Ragonese

Isabella Ragonese

Elena

Raoul Bova

Raoul Bova

Piero

Stefania Montorsi

Stefania Montorsi

Liliana

Luca Zingaretti

Luca Zingaretti

Ari

Giorgio Colangeli

Giorgio Colangeli

Porcari

Alina Berzunțeanu

Alina Berzunțeanu

Gabriela

Marius Ignat

Marius Ignat

Andrei

Awa Ly

Awa Ly

Celeste

Emiliano Campagnola

Emiliano Campagnola

Vittorio

Creative team

Directed by: Daniele Luchetti
Written by: Sandro Petraglia
Stefano Rulli
Produced by: Riccardo Tozzi
Giovanni Stabilini

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