The Tree with Pink Leaves
Little Marco suffers from his parents' divorce. He runs away from home and is hit by a car. He drags on but eventually dies under a tree with pink leaves, remembering a story his grandmother told him.
Little Marco suffers from his parents' divorce. He runs away from home and is hit by a car. He drags on but eventually dies under a tree with pink leaves, remembering a story his grandmother told him.
Renato Cestiè
Marco
John Richardson
Andrea, padre di Marco
Carmen Scarpitta
Gloria, madre di Marco
Angela Goodwin
Fabrizio Jovine
Isabella Savona
Barbara
Leopoldo Trieste
Laura De Marchi
Fausta Avelli
Monica
Little Marco suffers from his parents' divorce. He runs away from home and is hit by a car. He drags on but eventually dies under a tree with pink leaves, remembering a story his grandmother told him.
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