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The American Backyard

Mar 6, 2025 · 1h 47m
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Horror
Mystery

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A troubled young man falls for an American military auxiliary in postwar Italy. A year later, he relocates to the American Midwest to write his first novel, next to her elderly mother's house—separated by a grim garden.

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CAST

Filippo Scotti
Lui
Rita Tushingham
Flora
Roberto De Francesco
Emilio Zagatto
Armando De Ceccon
Glauco Zagotto
Chiara Caselli
Doris
Massimo Bonetti
Il presidente della Corte d'Assise
Morena Gentile
Arianna
Mildred Gustafsson
Barbara
Directed by Pupi Avati

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Status
Released
Original language
IT
Budget
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Production
Duea Film, Minerva Pictures Group, RAI Cinema
Country
IT
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