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Sacred Heart (2005)

Sacred Heart poster
Original title
Cuore Sacro
Directed by
Ferzan Özpetek
Genre
drama film
Country
Italy
Runtime
2h
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 83 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A workaholic businesswoman named Irene faces the sudden suicide of two friends. She also wants to sell a property that includes her mother's home. These events push her into an emotional and spiritual change.

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What happens

Sacred Heart (Italian: Cuore sacro) is a 2005 Italian drama film which tells the story of an Italian workaholic businesswoman Irene (Barbora Bobuľová) who experiences the loss of two of her friends by suicide. This loss, combined with her desire to sell off a piece of property that includes the living quarters of her eccentric mother, ends up sending her on a journey of emotional and spiritual transformation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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