The Special Need

Apr 1, 2014

1h 24m

★ 6.0

Overview

28 year old Enea is looking for love - physical love that is. But as the autist he is, living in Italy, this is anything but easy. So he and his best friends Carlo and Alex set out on a journey through Europe and eventually find a lot more than they are looking for.

Genres

Documentary

Comedy

Production Companies

ZDF

Detailfilm

Videomante

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Cast

Alex Nazzi

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Enea Gabino

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Carlo Zoratti

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