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My Brilliant Friend

Original title: L'amica geniale
  • TV Series
  • 2018– 2018–
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 1h
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8.6/10
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Margherita Mazzucco and Gaia Girace in My Brilliant Friend (2018)
A woman recounts the lifelong friendship and conflicts with a girl she met at primary school in Naples during the early 1950s.
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A woman recounts the lifelong friendship and conflicts with a girl she met at primary school in Naples during the early 1950s.A woman recounts the lifelong friendship and conflicts with a girl she met at primary school in Naples during the early 1950s.A woman recounts the lifelong friendship and conflicts with a girl she met at primary school in Naples during the early 1950s.
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
16K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
991
87
    • Saverio Costanzo
  • Stars
    • Alba Rohrwacher
    • Margherita Mazzucco
    • Gaia Girace
    • Saverio Costanzo
  • Stars
    • Alba Rohrwacher
    • Margherita Mazzucco
    • Gaia Girace
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    Margherita Mazzucco and Gaia Girace in My Brilliant Friend (2018)
    Margherita Mazzucco and Gaia Girace in My Brilliant Friend (2018)
    Margherita Mazzucco and Giovanni Amura in My Brilliant Friend (2018)
    Margherita Mazzucco in My Brilliant Friend (2018)
    Gaia Girace in My Brilliant Friend (2018)
    Margherita Mazzucco and Christian Giroso in My Brilliant Friend (2018)
    Margherita Mazzucco and Nunzia Schiano in My Brilliant Friend (2018)
    Margherita Mazzucco and Gaia Girace in My Brilliant Friend (2018)
    Margherita Mazzucco and Gaia Girace in My Brilliant Friend (2018)
    Elisa del Genio and Ludovica Nasti in My Brilliant Friend (2018)
    Elisa del Genio and Ludovica Nasti in My Brilliant Friend (2018)
    Elisa del Genio and Ludovica Nasti in My Brilliant Friend (2018)

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    Alba Rohrwacher
    Alba Rohrwacher
    • Narrator…
    Margherita Mazzucco
    Margherita Mazzucco
    • Elena Greco
    Gaia Girace
    Gaia Girace
    • Lila Cerullo…
    Annarita Vitolo
    • Immacolata Greco
    Alessio Gallo
    Alessio Gallo
    • Michele Solara
    Luca Gallone
    Luca Gallone
    • Vittorio Greco
    Francesco Serpico
    • Nino Sarratore
    Giovanni Amura
    Giovanni Amura
    • Stefano Carracci
    Giovanni Buselli
    • Enzo Scanno
    Eduardo Scarpetta
    • Pasquale Peluso
    Elvis Esposito
    Elvis Esposito
    • Marcello Solara
    Valentina Acca
    Valentina Acca
    • Nunzia Cerullo
    Antonio Buonanno
    • Fernando Cerullo
    Rosaria Langellotto
    • Gigliola Spagnuolo
    Gennaro De Stefano
    • Rino Cerullo
    Fabrizio Cottone
    • Alfonso Carracci
    Pina Di Gennaro
    • Melina Cappuccio
    Riccardo Palmieri
    • Gino
      • Saverio Costanzo
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    • Trivia
      The series was filmed in a number of Italian municipalities, including: Acerra (Naples), Casapulla, Maddaloni and Santa Maria Capua Vetere (Campania), and Fondi (Lazio).
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    User reviews158

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    10/10
    Incredible
    From the first episode I was hooked. Definitely one of the best series I have ever watched.Highly recommend it to everyone. Now I am reading the 4 books.
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    FAQ1

    • Why did Fernando Cerullo get so angry over the shoes Rino gave him for Christmas?

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    • Release date
      • November 18, 2018 (United States)
      • Italy
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      • Italian
      • Neapolitan
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      • Caserta, Campania, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Fandango
      • Wildside
      • The Apartment
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