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The Ties (2020)

The Ties poster
Original title
Lacci
Directed by
Daniele Luchetti
Genre
drama film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
12
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 185 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A married couple in Italy confronts the fallout of an affair that tore their family apart. The story shifts between the past and the present to show how their choices ripple through the lives of their children.

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What happens

The Ties (Italian: Lacci) is a 2020 Italian romantic drama film directed by Daniele Luchetti, based on the 2014 novel of the same name by Domenico Starnone. It stars Alba Rohrwacher, Luigi Lo Cascio, Laura Morante, Silvio Orlando, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Adriano Giannini, Linda Caridi, and Francesca De Sapio. It was selected as the opening film of the 77th Venice International Film Festival, the first Italian film to open the festival since Baarìa (2009). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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