The Italian

– Set in 2002, an abandoned 5-year-old boy living in a rundown orphanage in a small Russian village is..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 30 Minutes
Release Year:
2005
Original Name:
Italyanets
The Italian (2005) - Also known as Italyanets

Set in 2002, an abandoned 5-year-old boy living in a rundown orphanage in a small Russian village is adopted by an Italian family.

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Filming Locations:
Genre:

The Italian (2005) - Trailer

Release Date:

22 Sep 2005

Language:

Russian, Italian, English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Andrey Kravchuk

Writer:

Andrei Romanov

Main Actors:

Nikolay Spiridonov, Mariya Kuznetsova, Nikolay Reutov, Yuriy Itskov

Plot:

Vanya is a 6 year old orphan living in a rundown orphanage in a remote Russian village. For Vanya and the other children, life is without hope, unless, of course, they are adopted by wealthy foreigners. For Vanya, hope comes in the form of an Italian couple. But while arrangements are being made an incident occurs when the mother of another child appears, seeking her son. Vanya begins to wonder what would happen if his own mother reappeared, and he was living in Italy.With the assistance of older children, Vanya is able to access his records and find the possible whereabouts of his mother. He escapes and travels across the country, pursued by the adoption agents.

Awards:

10 wins & 9 nominations.

Production:

Sony Pictures Classics

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
91%
Metacritic:
74%