The Order of Things

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The Order of Things

2017

1h 52m

6.5(43 votes)

Drama

Overview

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

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10 members

Acting

Paolo Pierobon

Corrado Rinaldi

Acting

Giuseppe Battiston

Luigi Coiazzi

Acting

Fabrizio Ferracane

Terranova

Acting

Valentina Carnelutti

Cristiana

Acting

Roberto Citran

Grigoletto

Acting

Olivier Rabourdin

Gérard

Acting

Yusra Warsama

Swada

Acting

Fausto Russo Alesi

Le ministre

Acting

Hossein Taheri

Mustafa Abdelladib

Acting

Mohamed Badissy

Libyan Guard

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