A Son Named Erasmus

Jul 1, 2020

1h 47m

★ 5.6

Four friends, one thing in common

Overview

Four friends in their 40s find out a deceased old flame of theirs had a child, conceived with one of them during an Erasmus (EU student exchange program) in Portugal 20 years earlier. They embark on a journey in search of the offspring, while waiting for the DNA results to find out which one is the father.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Eagle Pictures

Vivi Film

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Cast

Ascanio

Luca Bizzarri

Jacopo

Paolo Kessisoglu

Enrico

Daniele Liotti

Pietro

Ricky Memphis

Alexandra

Carol Alt

Alice

Filipa Pinto

Papà Giovanni

Giorgio Gobbi

Lawyer

Fernando Rodrigues

Diletta

Valentina Corti

Arianna

Elena Vanni

Erika

Giulia Galiani

Helena

Heidi Lushtaku

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