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A Professor (2021)

7.70h 52mDrama — Comedy — Family

Based on the Catalan format Merlí by Hector Lozano, produced by Veranda for TV3 Lagardère Studios Distribution. Dante Balestra is a philosophy teacher who, after many years away, returns to Rome to care for his son Simone. Charming and unconventional, the teacher takes a class at the Leonardo Da Vinci High School, where he applies his unconventional teaching methods and develops a very special relationship with his students, including Simone. But his approach quickly leads to his personal and professional lives becoming confused, and the return from the past of Anita, a former flame of his and now the mother of Manuel, the class "black sheep," makes things even more complicated.

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A high-signal pick with 63 votes.

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Director: Alessandro D'Alatri

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Alessandro Gassmann as Dante Balestra

Alessandro Gassmann

Dante Balestra

Claudia Pandolfi as Anita

Claudia Pandolfi

Anita

Nicolas Maupas as Simone Balestra

Nicolas Maupas

Simone Balestra

Damiano Gavino as Manuel

Damiano Gavino

Manuel

Christiane Filangieri as Floriana

Christiane Filangieri

Floriana

Francesca Cavallin as Cecilia

Francesca Cavallin

Cecilia

Paolo Conticini as Ettore

Paolo Conticini

Ettore

Federica Cifola as Preside Ada Sermiglio

Federica Cifola

Preside Ada Sermiglio

Alessio De Lorenzi as Giuseppe Palombo detto "Pin"

Alessio De Lorenzi

Giuseppe Palombo detto "Pin"

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