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Youtopia

Youtopia

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Youtopia

2018

1h 34m

5.1(131 votes)

Drama

Overview

Eighteen-year-old Matilde lives with her grandmother and her mother Laura, a woman struggling with debt and failures. Completely disconnected from reality and attached to her online avatar, Matilde has found her own way to make money: stripping on webcam. One day, Laura is forced to reveal her debts to her daughter, who plots an ideal solution to their troubles, unexpectedly involving Ernesto, a wealthy bourgeois obsessed with sex and possessions.

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Regione Lazio

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Matilda De Angelis

Matilda De Angelis

Matilde

Donatella Finocchiaro

Donatella Finocchiaro

Laura

Alessandro Haber

Alessandro Haber

Ernesto

Luca Lionello

Luca Lionello

Don Fulvio

Pamela Villoresi

Pamela Villoresi

Fausta

Paolo Sassanelli

Paolo Sassanelli

Roberto De Galitis

Lina Bernardi

Lina Bernardi

Anna

Antoine Olivier Pilon

Antoine Olivier Pilon

Hiro

Federico Rosati

Federico Rosati

Riccardo

Laura Pizzirani

Laura Pizzirani

Ines

Creative team

Directed by: Berardo Carboni
Written by: Berardo Carboni
Marco Antonio Berardi
Produced by: Valerio Palusci
Piroetta

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