The Stolen Children(Il ladro di bambini)
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Italy, France, Switzerland · 1992
1h 54m
Director Gianni Amelio
Starring Enrico Lo Verso, Valentina Scalici, Giuseppe Ieracitano, Marina Golovine
Genre Drama
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While escorting two children from Milan to an orphanage in Sicily, a young police officer named Antonio slowly befriends the siblings. Without a parental figure after their mother’s arrest, young Rosetta and her brother are bitter about their situation. But Antonio gradually wins them over, and a surprisingly moving connection forms between them.
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