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Bets & Wedding Dresses(2009)
Status: Released
Date: 2009-09-18
60%
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Franco Campanella, a former postal worker earning under €1,000 monthly, is devoted to his family but addicted to gambling. On his daughter Luisa’s wedding eve, he promises to save for expenses but, after being denied a loan, gambles away tens of thousands, ending up in debt to loan sharks and Camorra members.
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Movie: Bets & Wedding Dresses
Top 10 Billed Cast
Sergio Castellitto
Franco Campanella
Martina Gedeck
Josephine Campanella
Salvatore Cantalupo
Ferdinando
Raffaella Rea
Luisa Cantalupo
Paolo Calabresi
Vittorio
Gigio Morra
Matteo
Renato Marchetti
Padre Alvaro
Giovanni Esposito
Luigino
Flavio Parenti
Fabrizio
Iaia Forte
Mariellina
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Franco Campanella, a former postal worker earning under €1,000 monthly, is devoted to his family but addicted to gambling. On his daughter Luisa’s wedding eve, he promises to save for expenses but, after being denied a loan, gambles away tens of thousands, ending up in debt to loan sharks and Camorra members.
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2009-09-18
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