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Happy as Lazzaro
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Title: Happy as Lazzaro

Release Date: 31 May 2018

Runtime: 2h 8m

Genre: Drama, Fantasy

Director: Ad Vitam Production, Tempesta, Amka Films, Pola Pandora Filmproduktions, KNM, RAI Cinema, RSI, ARTE France Cinéma, ZDF/Arte

Production Companies: Ad Vitam Production, Tempesta, Amka Films, Pola Pandora Filmproduktions, KNM, RAI Cinema, RSI, ARTE France Cinéma, ZDF/Arte

Overview: Purehearted teen Lazzaro is content living as a sharecropper in rural Italy, but an unlikely friendship with the marquise’s son will change his world.

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Average Vote: 7.395 (708 votes)

Cast

  • Lazzaro: Adriano Tardiolo
  • Antonia (young): Agnese Graziani
  • Tancredi (young): Luke Chikovani
  • Antonia: Alba Rohrwacher
  • Ultimo: Sergi López
  • Tancredi: Tommaso Ragno
  • Nicola: Natalino Balasso
  • Marchesa Alfonsina De Luna: Nicoletta Braschi
  • Pippo: Carlo Massimino
  • Maria Grazia (Adult): Daria Pascal Attolini
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