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Caterina in the Big City(2003)
Status: Released
Date: 2003-10-24
65%
263 Votes
Time: 1h 45m
Sometimes you just want to fit in... or not.
Overview:
When her social-climbing father is relocated from a one-horse town to his native Rome, 12-year-old Caterina enrolls in his old school, finding herself adrift in an environment where eighth-graders form friendships based on social class and their parents' political affiliations.
Languages: Italian.
Countries:
Italy
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Movie: Caterina in the Big City
Top 10 Billed Cast
Sergio Castellitto
Giancarlo Iacovoni
Margherita Buy
Agata Iacovoni
Alice Teghil
Caterina Iacovoni
Federica Sbrenna
Daniela Germano
Silvio Vannucci
Fabietto Cruciani
Alessandra Celi
Mrs. Germano
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Overview
When her social-climbing father is relocated from a one-horse town to his native Rome, 12-year-old Caterina enrolls in his old school, finding herself adrift in an environment where eighth-graders form friendships based on social class and their parents' political affiliations.
Release Date
2003-10-24
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6.53
Rating:
3.3 startsTagline
Sometimes you just want to fit in... or not.
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