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The Mongrel

The Mongrel

2013•1h 46m•6.0/10
ThrillerDrama

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6.0/10(11)

The story of a drug dealer from Romania and his son in Rome's suburbs.Roman is an immigrant from Romania arrived in Italy 30 years ago. He sells drugs and lives in criminal contexts. His dream is to see his child, Nicu, whom he raised without a mother, live a different and better life.

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Production

Cucchini, DAP Italy, MasiFilm, Fondazione Latina Film Commission, MiC, RAI Cinema

Language

IT

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Alessandro Gassmann

Alessandro Gassmann

Roman

Manrico Gammarota

Manrico Gammarota

Geco

Giovanni Anzaldo

Giovanni Anzaldo

Nicu

Sergio Meogrossi

Sergio Meogrossi

Talebano

Matteo Taranto

Matteo Taranto

Dragos

Mădălina Ghenea

Mădălina Ghenea

Dorina

Michele Placido

Michele Placido

Avv.Silvestri

Carolina Facchinetti

Chiara

Teodora Madasa

Lucretia

Andrea Paolotti

Luigi

Nadia Rinaldi

Nadia Rinaldi

Maddalena

Nanni Candelari

Il vecchio

Fabrizio Giannini

Fabrizio Giannini

Doganiere

Antonio Gerardi

Antonio Gerardi

Strozzino

Christiane Grass

Christiane Grass

Zingara Moira

Balkissa Souley Maiga

Balkissa Souley Maiga

Lourdes

Valentina Ciccone

Segretaria Avv. Silvestri

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