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Almost a Man (1966)

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Original title
Un uomo a metà
Directed by
Vittorio De Seta
Genre
drama film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A troubled young man struggles with his own identity and emotional detachment. The film follows his painful journey toward self-understanding.

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What happens

Almost a Man (Italian: Un uomo a metà, also known as Half a Man) is a 1966 Italian drama film co-written and directed by Vittorio De Seta. The film entered the competition at the 1966 Venice Film Festival, in which Jacques Perrin was awarded with the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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