The Right Distance

Oct 19, 2007

1h 46m

★ 6.9

Overview

The arrival of an attractive young teacher in a small town in the Po valley disturbs the drowsy life of the place, leading eventually to a murder.

Genres

Drama

Mystery

Production Companies

Fandango

MiC

RAI Cinema

The Right Distance Trailers

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Cast

Mara

Valentina Lodovini

Giovanni

Giovanni Capovilla

Hassan

Ahmed Hafiene

Amos

Giuseppe Battiston

Bencivegna

Fabrizio Bentivoglio

Eva

Marina Rocco

Franco

Natalino Balasso

Tiresia

Dario Cantarelli

avvocato

Ivano Marescotti

Guido

Stefano Scandaletti

Frusta

Mirko Artuso

Zia Giacinta

Raffaella Cabia Fiorin

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