The Italian
Sep 21, 2005 | IMDB 6.7
90 min Watch NowDrama
Set in 2002, an abandoned 5-year-old boy living in a rundown orphanage in a small Russian village is adopted by an Italian family.
Drama
Set in 2002, an abandoned 5-year-old boy living in a rundown orphanage in a small Russian village is adopted by an Italian family.
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IMDB 4.3 | May , 2012
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IMDB 7.3 | Mar , 1971
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