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Small Body

Name: Small Body
Director: Laura Samani
Genre: Drama
Released: 2022-02-16
Cast: Celeste Cescutti, Ondina Quadri, Marco Geromin, Giacomina Dereani, Anna Pia Bernardis

Drama

A young woman in early-1900s Italy searches for a mystical sanctuary where her stillborn child can be brought back to life long enough to be baptized.

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Celeste CescuttiOndina QuadriMarco GerominGiacomina DereaniAnna Pia BernardisAngelo MattiussiLuca SeraTeresa CappellariMarzia Corinna MainardisMarisa RupilIvo BanDenis Corbatto

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Laura Samani

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