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Baaria
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Title: Baaria

Release Date: 24 Sep 2009

Runtime: 2h 40m

Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance

Director: Medusa Film, Quinta Communications

Production Companies: Medusa Film, Quinta Communications

Overview: Giuseppe Tornatore traces three generations of a Sicilian family in in the Sicilian town of Bagheria (known as Baarìa in the local Sicilian dialect), from the 1930s to the 1980s, to tell the story of the loves, dreams and delusions of an unusual community.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.2 (636 votes)

Cast

  • Peppino: Francesco Scianna
  • Mannina: Margareth Madè
  • Tana: Lina Sastri
  • Sarina adulta: Ángela Molina
  • Sarina: Nicole Grimaudo
  • Nino Terranuova: Salvatore Ficarra
  • Luigi Scalia: Valentino Picone
  • Ciccio Terranuova: Gaetano Aronica
  • Pietro da Ragazzo: Marco Iermanò
  • don Giacinto: Lollo Franco
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