Born for You

Born for You

Born for You

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Born for You

2023

1h 48m

7.3(64 votes)

Drama

Overview

Alba has Down's Syndrome and was left in the hospital when she was born. Thirty families rejected her before the court decided to entrust her to Luca: a Catholic — and gay — single man.

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Production Companies

Cattleya

Bartlebyfilm

Vision Distribution

Cast & Crew

20 members

Acting

Pierluigi Gigante

Luca Trapanese

Pierluigi Gigante

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Teresa Saponangelo

Teresa Ranieri

Teresa Saponangelo

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Barbora Bobuľová

Livia Gianfelici

Barbora Bobuľová

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Alessandro Piavani

Lorenzo

Alessandro Piavani

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Antonia Truppo

Nunzia

Antonia Truppo

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Iaia Forte

Antonia

Iaia Forte

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Giuseppe Pirozzi

Paolo

Giuseppe Pirozzi

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Sypario

Drag Queen

Sypario

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Liliana Bottone

Claudia Di Marcello

Liliana Bottone

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Loris De Luna

Marco

Loris De Luna

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Lucio Provenza

Eugenio

Lucio Provenza

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Francesca Solombrino

Medico Ischia

Francesca Solombrino

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Raffaele Ausiello

Armando

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Viola Carbone

Alba

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Pietro Ponti

Alba

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Antonello Cossia

Giuseppe

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Francesca Pezzella

Mariella

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Giovanna Cappuccio

Madre Rocco

Giovanna Cappuccio

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Antonio Giudicepietro

Daniele

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Lorenzo Guidicepietro

Valerio

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