Season 2007/8
Wednesday 28th January 2009 at 7.30pm
The Italian (Italianetz) (12A)
Russia 2005 (UK release 2008) l 1hr 32min l Dir: Andrei Kravchuk l Cast: Kolia Spiridonov, Denis Moiseenko, Sasha Sirotkin l Language: Russian, English subtitles l Type: Drama l Awards: 6 wins
A young boy’s harsh life in a Russian orphanage could be changed by an Italian couple’s desire to adopt him; but he has other ideas. An authentic depiction of provincial Russia could be overlooked amidst the gripping true-life adventure of this determined child which unfolds without sentimentality.
"The atmosphere of this runaway drama is Dickensian"
Anthony Quinn, The Independent
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