A promising law student from a good family is driven by a cool cardsharper into a downward spiral of criminality, thus discovering an evil part of himself he has never known.
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Title: The Past Is a Foreign Land (2008)
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| Elio Germano | ... | Giorgio | |
| Michele Riondino | ... | Francesco | |
| Chiara Caselli | ... | Maria | |
| Valentina Lodovini | ... | Antonia | |
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Marco Baliani | ... | Franco |
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Daniela Poggi | ... | Anna |
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María Jurado | ... | Angelica |
| Romina Carrisi Power | ... | Giulia (as Romina Carrisi) | |
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Federico Pacifici | ... | Avvocato |
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Antonio Gerardi | ... | Tenente |
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Monica Fiorentini | ||
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Lorenza Indovina | ... | Alessandra |
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Gaetano Solfrizzi | ... | Brigadiere |
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A promising law student from a good family is driven by a cool cardsharper into a downward spiral of criminality, thus discovering an evil part of himself he has never known.
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Country:
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ItalianRelease Date:
31 October 2008 (Italy) See more »Also Known As:
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EUR5,600,000 (estimated)Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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