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Little Girl (2009)

Little Girl poster
Original title
La pivellina
Directed by
Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel
Genre
drama film
Country
Austria, Italy
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In a Romani encampment outside Rome, a middle-aged woman finds a small child left alone. She takes her in, trying to find the girl's mother while keeping her presence a secret.

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What happens

La Pivellina (The Little One) is a 2009 Austrian feature film debut directed by Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel. The film premiered at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival in the Directors' Fortnight, where it has been awarded the Europa Cinemas Label as Best European Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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