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Pater Familias (2003)

Pater Familias poster
Original title
Pater familias
Directed by
Francesco Patierno
Genre
drama film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man gets caught up in the world of organized crime in Italy. The film follows his involvement with a powerful family and the dangerous choices he has to make.

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What happens

Pater Familias is a 2003 Italian crime drama film written and directed by Francesco Patierno. It is based on the novel with the same name written by Massimo Cacciapuoti. It was screened in the Panorama section at the 2003 Berlin Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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