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Heavenly Body (2011)

Heavenly Body poster
Original title
Corpo celeste
Directed by
Alice Rohrwacher
Genre
drama film, coming-of-age film
Country
France, Switzerland, Italy
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 102 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A 13-year-old girl moves from Switzerland to a small town in southern Italy. She struggles to fit in with her family and a strict Catholic confirmation class.

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What happens

Heavenly Body (Italian: Corpo celeste) is a 2011 Italian drama film directed by Alice Rohrwacher. It premiered in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival to critical acclaim. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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