The Life Ahead

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The Life Ahead

"The bonds we forge can change us forever."

2020

1h 34m

6.7(577 votes)

Drama

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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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10 featured cast members

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Sophia Loren

Madame Rosa

Ibrahima Gueye

Momo

Renato Carpentieri

Dr. Coen

Diego Iosif Pirvu

Iosif

Massimiliano Rossi

Ruspa

Abril Zamora

Lola

Babak Karimi

Mr. Hamil

Malich Cissé

Nala

Simone Surico

Babu

Nicola Valenzano

Molinari

Creative team

Directed by: Edoardo Ponti
Written by: Ugo Chiti
Edoardo Ponti
Produced by: Nicola Serra
Carlo Degli Esposti

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