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Viktoria: a short tale about bullying

Viktoria: a short tale about bullying

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Viktoria: a short tale about bullying

"bullying,cyberbullying"

2018

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10.0(2 votes)

Drama

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Viktoria is a 10 years old girl just arrived in Italy. She doesn't speak Italian. She would like to make friends with new classmates, but little girls make fun of her, make jokes and put her photos on a social network.

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4 featured cast members

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Arianna Zambon

Viktoria

Gaia Papi

Giulia

Valentina Rizzetto

Amica di Giulia

Viola Vendramel

Alessia

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Directed by: Fabio Albanese

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