The Life Ahead

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The Life Ahead

"The bonds we forge can change us forever."

2020

1h 34m

6.7(550 votes)

Drama

Overview

In seaside Italy, a Holocaust survivor with a daycare business takes in a 12-year-old street kid who recently robbed her.

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11 members

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Sophia Loren

Madame Rosa

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Ibrahima Gueye

Momo

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Renato Carpentieri

Dr. Coen

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Diego Iosif Pirvu

Iosif

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Massimiliano Rossi

Ruspa

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Abril Zamora

Lola

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Babak Karimi

Mr. Hamil

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Malich Cissé

Nala

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Simone Surico

Babu

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Nicola Valenzano

Molinari

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Francesco Cassano

Carabiniere

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