The Hand of God

The Hand of God

2021•2h 10m•7.5/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.5/10(2K)

In 1980s Naples, Italy, an awkward Italian teen struggling to find his place experiences heartbreak and liberation after he's inadvertently saved from a freak accident by football legend Diego Maradona.

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Production

The Apartment Pictures

Language

IT

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Filippo Scotti

Filippo Scotti

Fabietto Schisa

Toni Servillo

Toni Servillo

Saverio Schisa

Teresa Saponangelo

Teresa Saponangelo

Maria Schisa

Luisa Ranieri

Luisa Ranieri

Patrizia

Marlon Joubert

Marlon Joubert

Marchino Schisa

Massimiliano Gallo

Massimiliano Gallo

Franco

Betti Pedrazzi

Betti Pedrazzi

Baronessa Focale

Renato Carpentieri

Renato Carpentieri

Alfredo

Enzo De Caro

Enzo De Caro

San Gennaro

Sofya Gershevich

Sofya Gershevich

Yulia

Lino Musella

Lino Musella

Marriettiello

Biagio Manna

Armando

Ciro Capano

Ciro Capano

Antonio Capuano

Alessandro Bressanello

Alessandro Bressanello

Aldo Cavallo

Birte Berg

Graziella

Dora Romano

Dora Romano

Signora Gentile

Monica Nappo

Monica Nappo

Silvana

Cristiana Dell'Anna

Cristiana Dell'Anna

Sorella Armando

Marina Viro

Marina Viro

Dottoressa

Daniele Vicorito

Diego Maradona

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