The rumpled owner of a dry-cleaning firm joins forces with a nun to care for an abandoned baby.
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Margherita Buy
Caterina
Silvio Orlando
Ernesto
Carolina Freschi
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Maria Cristina Minerva
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Sonia Gessner
Madre Superiora
Alessandro Di Natale
Gabriele
Riccardo De Torrebruna
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Stefano Abbati
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Fabio Sartor
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