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The Place

The Place

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The Place

2017

1h 42m

7.1(1262 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

The fates of an apparently random group of strangers who each come into contact with a mysterious figure who they believe possesses the power to grant any wish, in return for which they must carry out a task he assigns them.

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Medusa Film

Lotus Production

The Tornante Company

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Valerio Mastandrea

Valerio Mastandrea

L'uomo

Marco Giallini

Marco Giallini

Ettore

Alba Rohrwacher

Alba Rohrwacher

Chiara

Vittoria Puccini

Vittoria Puccini

Azzurra

Rocco Papaleo

Rocco Papaleo

Odoacre

Silvio Muccino

Silvio Muccino

Alex

Silvia D'Amico

Silvia D'Amico

Martina

Vinicio Marchioni

Vinicio Marchioni

Gigi

Alessandro Borghi

Alessandro Borghi

Fulvio

Sabrina Ferilli

Sabrina Ferilli

Angela

Creative team

Directed by: Paolo Genovese
Written by: Isabella Aguilar
Paolo Genovese
Produced by: Marco Belardi

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