Breath of Life
Set in Italy in 1946 just after World War 2, the film explores the lives and emotions of a group of patients who are terminally ill and confined to an isolated sanatorium.
Set in Italy in 1946 just after World War 2, the film explores the lives and emotions of a group of patients who are terminally ill and confined to an isolated sanatorium.
Franco Nero
Angelo
Lucrezia Lante della Rovere
Marta
Fernando Rey
Gran Magno
Remo Girone
Sebastiano
Vanessa Redgrave
Suor Crocifissa
Egidio Termine
Luigi
Salvatore Cascio
Adelmo
Dalila Di Lazzaro
Teresa
Gianluca Favilla
Padre Vittorio
Set in Italy in 1946 just after World War 2, the film explores the lives and emotions of a group of patients who are terminally ill and confined to an isolated sanatorium.
A terminally ill mother invites her family to their country house for one final gathering, but tensions quickly boil over between her two daughters.
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