Antonio, a policeman (carabiniere), has an order to take two children (Rosetta and her brother Luciano) from Milan to Sicily to an orphanage. Their mother has been arrested for forcing ...
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| Enrico Lo Verso | ... | Antonio | |
| Valentina Scalici | ... | Rosetta | |
| Giuseppe Ieracitano | ... | Luciano | |
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Florence Darel | ... | Martine |
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Marina Golovine | ... | Nathalie |
| Renato Carpentieri | ... | Maresciallo | |
| Vitalba Andrea | ... | Sorella di Antonio | |
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Fabio Alessandrini | ... | Grignani |
| Vincenzo Peluso | ... | Carabiniere napoletano | |
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Massimo De Lorenzo | ... | Papaleo |
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Celeste Brancato | ... | Signora Papaleo |
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Santo Santonocito | ... | Carabiniere siciliano |
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Lello Serao | ... | Cliente casa Rosetta |
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Agostino Zumbo | ... | Sacerdote istituto |
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Maria Pia Di Giovanni | ... | Madre Rosetta |
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Antonio, a policeman (carabiniere), has an order to take two children (Rosetta and her brother Luciano) from Milan to Sicily to an orphanage. Their mother has been arrested for forcing Rosetta (11 years old) to work as a prostitute. First the relation between Antonio and the children is tough, but it relaxes so they become temporary friends. Written by Anonymous
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ItalianRelease Date:
3 March 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
O Ladrão de Crianças See more »Edit
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Opening Weekend USA:
$17,524, 7 March 1993Gross USA:
$931,280Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Written by Paolo Limiti, Renato Pareti
Performed by I Nuovi Angeli
Courtesy of Warner Chappell
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Director Gianni Amelio was inspired to write this film after reading an article in a newspaper. See more »Soundtracks
Anna da dimenticareWritten by Paolo Limiti, Renato Pareti
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This movie is the story of a journey, a common theme among movie-makers. In this film a policeman is charged with the transfer of two children (aged 11 and 9)from Milano to a Home for Children in Sicily. It is based on a newspaper report which gives authenticity to the story. Remarkable performances are given by the children who amazingly have had no previous experience in film-acting. Eye contact between the main characters is particularly powerful. The policeman also acts convincingly. He finds the resentful children a difficult pair to control. The 11-year old has a secret(about her life of prostitution) and her young brother is an asthmatic sadly in need of his father who has abandoned them. There are some tender scenes in the film where the policeman introduces the children to his happy extended family, where the policeman gives the boy some swimming lessons in the sea and where they agree to find each other when the boy leaves the Home at 15 years of age. A simple theme but so enthralling.