Reviews for The Italian

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6.8 / 10 1h 30min

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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SunlitSalamander's Movie review

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Review by SunlitSalamander

young orphan faces life's difficulties and challenges to find who he really is.

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Review by OceanicOctopus

Contemporary time setting. Little boy's journey who lives in Russia, is supposed to be adopted by an Italian family.

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Review by SonicSalamander

This is as close to reality as any film I have ever seen!

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Review by CosmicCat

Emotionally and cinematically gorgeous

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Review by user335smmazj0f

Heartwarming, enthralling, and believable.

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Review by user594j5t8ekg3

orphan suffers to recover mother

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Review by user879q3s4lh1h

A Film of Great Beauty, Sadness and Heart

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Review by user912902jl8dk

Suspenseful neorealist-influenced story drawn from the plight of orphans in Russia

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Review by ElectricElephant

Almost, but not quite, a tearjerker.

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Review by user99600pwfsb5

Not Christmas, but another miracle

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Review by user416v3aq6gg

poor Russian orphan spurns wealthy foreigners

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Review by user640at9m01yr

Excellent direction, acting and cinematography

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Review by user872ciwwsd7t

Beautiful film with excellent acting.

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Reviews for The Italian

young orphan faces life's difficulties and challenges to find who he really is.

Contemporary time setting. Little boy's journey who lives in Russia, is supposed to be adopted by an Italian family.

This is as close to reality as any film I have ever seen!

Emotionally and cinematically gorgeous

Heartwarming, enthralling, and believable.

orphan suffers to recover mother

A Film of Great Beauty, Sadness and Heart

Suspenseful neorealist-influenced story drawn from the plight of orphans in Russia

Almost, but not quite, a tearjerker.

Not Christmas, but another miracle

poor Russian orphan spurns wealthy foreigners

Excellent direction, acting and cinematography

Beautiful film with excellent acting.

An heroic, almost mythic tale of the ordeals of a young boy to reunite with his mother

An Abandoned Russian Orphan: His Sacrifices and Dreams