Terraferma

Terraferma

Terraferma

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Terraferma

2011

1h 28m

6.7(102 votes)

Drama

Overview

A Sicilian family deals with the arrival of a group of immigrants on their island.

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Production Companies

France 2 Cinéma

Cattleya

Cast & Crew

18 members

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Filippo Pucillo

Filippo

Filippo Pucillo

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Donatella Finocchiaro

Giulietta

Donatella Finocchiaro

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Giuseppe Fiorello

Nino

Giuseppe Fiorello

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Mimmo Cuticchio

Ernesto

Mimmo Cuticchio

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Tiziana Lodato

Maria

Tiziana Lodato

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Claudio Santamaria

Finanziere

Claudio Santamaria

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Martina Codecasa

Maura

Martina Codecasa

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Filippo Scarafia

Marco

Filippo Scarafia

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Timnit T.

Sara

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Pierpaolo Spollon

Stefano

Pierpaolo Spollon

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Rubel Tsegay Abraha

Omar

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Lois Clottey

Bimba Sara

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Filippo Luna

Dottore

Filippo Luna

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Giovanni Cintura

Tonino

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Tindaro Veca

Pasquale

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Biagio Barone

Vecchio pescatore

Biagio Barone

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Carmelo Marchetta

Vecchio pescatore

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Mary Di Malta

Donna biglietteria

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