Toxic Love

Toxic Love

1983•1h 29m•7.3/10

DramaCrime

Ratings

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7.3/10(243)

The alienating and repetitive life of a group of heroin junkies in 1980s Rome.

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Production

Iter International

Language

IT

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Cesare Ferretti

Cesare Ferretti

Cesare

Michela Mioni

Michela Mioni

Michela

Enzo Di Benedetto

Enzo Di Benedetto

Enzo

Roberto Stani

Roberto Stani

"Ciopper"

Clara Memoria

Clara Memoria

Teresa

Dario Trombetta

Pimp

Loredana Ferrara

Loredana Ferrara

Loredana

Mario Afeltra

Mario Afeltra

Mario

Fernando Arcangeli

Fernando Arcangeli

Debora

Mario Caiazzi

Fat Guy

Gianni Schettini

Gianni Schettini

"Er Donna"

Silvia Starita

Psychologist

Patrizia Vicinelli

Patrizia Vicinelli

Painter (uncredited)

Massimo Maggini

Massimo (uncredited)

Faliero Ballarin

Big Guy (uncredited)

Erminio Bianchi Fasani

Erminio Bianchi Fasani

Man in Car (uncredited)

Antonio Calò

Man in Hospital (uncredited)

Dolores Calò

Woman in Hospital (uncredited)

Franco Laitano

Franco Laitano

Male Nurse (uncredited)

Maria Galleoni

Mario's Mother (uncredited)

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