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Blood of My Blood (2015)

Blood of My Blood poster
Original title
Sangue del mio sangue
Directed by
Marco Bellocchio
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Switzerland, Italy
Runtime
1h 46m
Rated
16
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 74 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film tells two separate stories set in the same small Italian town, one in the 17th century and one in the modern day. A man is tortured for refusing to renounce his love for a nun, while centuries later a priest investigates a mysterious recluse. Both stories deal with secrets and the weight of the past.

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What happens

Blood of My Blood (Italian: Sangue del mio sangue) is a 2015 Italian drama film directed by Marco Bellocchio. It was screened in the main competition section of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival and in the Masters section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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