Gorgeous, both emotionally and cinematically, this exquisite (based on a true) story holds you in its thrall to its end and beyond. I found that I was moved to care about the characters, and identified with motivations that each portrayed, particularly those of the young and courageous protagonist.
A six-year-old boy, living in an orphanage in a poor section of Russia, is impassioned to find his real mother before he is sold to a couple in Italy. His urgent search, with several heart-stopping near-captures, shows how yearning and determination can change lives, at any age. Maturity and impassioned resolve are not the domain of adults only.
"The Italian" is both a love story and a thriller, and will expand your compassion in the viewing.
A six-year-old boy, living in an orphanage in a poor section of Russia, is impassioned to find his real mother before he is sold to a couple in Italy. His urgent search, with several heart-stopping near-captures, shows how yearning and determination can change lives, at any age. Maturity and impassioned resolve are not the domain of adults only.
"The Italian" is both a love story and a thriller, and will expand your compassion in the viewing.