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Feature film — 2024

The Life Apart (2024)

5.81h 40mDrama — Music

In Vicenza, a beautiful Italian art city, a young wealthy couple joyfully welcomes the birth of a long-awaited daughter in the early 1980s. But the child’s face is disfigured by a red birthmark that covers half her face. This spot haunts the mother to the point that she rejects her responsibilities as a mother. The child’s aunt, a famous concert pianist, takes over her education, thus discovering her exceptional musical talent.

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A high-signal pick with 43 votes.

Kavac Film / RAI Cinema / Fondazione Veneto Film Commission / IBC MOvie / One Art Film

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Director: Marco Tullio Giordana

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Cast & crew

Beatrice Barison as Rebecca (17 anni)

Beatrice Barison

Rebecca (17 anni)

Sonia Bergamasco as Erminia

Sonia Bergamasco

Erminia

Paolo Pierobon as Osvaldo

Paolo Pierobon

Osvaldo

Valentina Bellè as Maria

Valentina Bellè

Maria

Michela Cescon as Madre di Lucilla

Michela Cescon

Madre di Lucilla

E

Edoardo Coen

G

Giulia Briata

V

Viola Basso

Rebecca (6 anni)

F

Flora Zambello

Lucilla (6 anni)

S

Sveva Bassan

Lucilla (10 anni)

L

Laura Cavinato

S

Sabrina Simonetto