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The Other Half(2009)
Status: Released
Date: 2009-12-03
64%
4 Votes
Time: 0h 11m
Overview:
It tells the story of an elderly woman, confined in a nursing home because of her poor health. Her daughters do not want to take her to the wedding of her granddaughter. The woman, with the complicity of a nurse, escaped from there, determined at all costs to attend the wedding of her granddaughter.
Languages: Italian.
Countries:
Italy
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Other Half
Top 10 Billed Cast
Piera Degli Esposti
Gina
Cosimo Cinieri
Giacomo
Anna Ferruzzo
Matilde
Gianni Lillo
Raffaele
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Overview
It tells the story of an elderly woman, confined in a nursing home because of her poor health. Her daughters do not want to take her to the wedding of her granddaughter. The woman, with the complicity of a nurse, escaped from there, determined at all costs to attend the wedding of her granddaughter.
Release Date
2009-12-03
Average
6.4
Rating:
3.2 startsTagline
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Languages:
Italiano
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