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Movie: The Sweet and the Bitter
Top 10 Billed Cast
Luigi Lo Cascio
Saro Scordia
Donatella Finocchiaro
Ada
Gaetano Bruno
Mimmo
Renato Carpentieri
Vicari
Fabrizio Gifuni
Stefano
Ornella Giusto
Antonia
Pier Luigi Misasi
Cosimo
Vincenzo Amato
Vito Scordia, Saro's father
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Overview
Saro, a young Sicilian thug, that from jobs assigned by his godfather, won the favor of leaders of Cosa Nostra, becoming a "man of honor".
Release Date
2007-09-04
Average
5.7
Rating:
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