There Is a Light

Mar 9, 2017

1h 33m

★ 6.9

Overview

Paolo is a sceptical 30-year-old who works unwillingly as a sales clerk in a Turin department store. Mia is a back-up singer in a band and lives her life haphazardly, which leads her to being practically homeless. One night, they bump into each other by chance, in a gay club in Turin. It will be the beginning of an emotional adventure and a journey across the country looking for the father of Mia’s baby.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Bianca Film

RAI

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Cast

Mia

Isabella Ragonese

Paolo

Luca Marinelli

Mario

Mario Sgueglia

Nunzia

Anna Ferruzzo

Assistente sociale

Federica De Cola

Lucia

Miriam Karlkvist

Assunta

Esther Elisha

La madre di Paolo

Sara Putignano

Valerio

Filippo Gattuso

Suora

Franca Maresa

Alessio Lapice

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