Melissa P.

Nov 18, 2005

1h 40m

★ 4.6

You have to lose yourself before you can find yourself.

Overview

An adolescent girl, living with her mother and her grandmother, will have her first sexual experiences in a heavy and excessive way.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Pentagrama Films

Bess Movie

Melissa P. Trailers

Cast

Melissa P.

María Valverde

Manuela

Letizia Ciampa

Daniele

Primo Reggiani

Daria

Fabrizia Sacchi

Nonna Elvira

Geraldine Chaplin

Custode del museo

Claudio Santamaria

Arnaldo

Elio Germano

Cielia

Alba Rohrwacher

Roberto

Giulio Berruti

Marco

Nilo Mur

Prof. Italiano

Carlo Antonelli

Istruttore di nuoto

Pier Giorgio Bellocchio

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