The Italian
The Italian

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Vanya is a 6 year old orphan living in a rundown orphanage in a remote Russian village. For Vanya and the other children, life is without hope, unless, of course, they are adopted by wealthy foreigners. For Vanya, hope comes in the form of an Italian couple. But while arrangements are being made an incident occurs when the mother of another child appears, seeking her son. Vanya begins to wonder what would happen if his own mother reappeared, and he was living in Italy.With th... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Italian:

Kolya Spiridonov
Mariya Kuznetsova
Nikolay Reutov
Denis Moiseenko
Sasha Sirotkin
Polina Vorobeva

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Vanya is a 6 year old orphan living in a rundown orphanage in a remote Russian village. For Vanya and the other children, life is without hope, unless, of course, they are adopted by wealthy foreigners. For Vanya, hope comes in the form of an Italian couple. But while arrangements are being made an incident occurs when the mother of another child appears, seeking her son. Vanya begins to wonder what would happen if his own mother reappeared, and he was living in Italy.With the assistance of older children, Vanya is able to access his records and find the possible whereabouts of his mother. He escapes and travels across the country, pursued by the adoption agents.

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St. Paul Pioneer Press - 9/10 by Chris HewittThe Italian appears to be that foreign-film staple, one of those movies where a plucky rascal brightens the life of a crabby Pole/Spaniard/Korean. But it's actually much grittier than it looks.
Combustible Celluloid - 9/10 by Jeffrey M. AndersonDirector Andrei Kravchuk gives The Italian a Dickensian spirit, full of dire twists, nasty villains and other colorfully seedy characters.
Seattle Times - 9/10 by Ted FryFirst-time feature director Andrei Kravchuk infuses the entire atmosphere with a formal neorealist haze that is squalid and striking.
Toronto Star - 9/10 by Peter HowellThe Italian is tough to watch at times, but then so is life. Chances are you'll leave the theatre moved by the strength of the human spirit and with newfound respect for the bond between a child and his mother.
Houston Chronicle - 9/10 by Bruce WestbrookMilking sympathy for parentless children is no stretch in The Italian. More impressive is its affecting look at their reeling mother country.
Denver Post - 9/10 by Michael BoothDirector Andrei Kravchuk infuses his story with a Dickensian mix of benevolence and indifference. The pacing is assured, and his cameras peek through the Russian mist as if watching a fairy tale, uncertain of a happy or cruel ending.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - 9/10 by Philip Martin...the very Russianness of The Italian argues for its worthiness; like Andrei Zvyagintsev's The Return (2004) it provides a glimpse into another, more desperate style of living.
San Antonio Express-News - 9/10 by Larry RatliffFrom Russia with harsh love, The Italian chronicles one orphaned boy's incredible determination to reunite with his birth mother.
Arizona Daily Star - 8/10 by Phil VillarrealDirector Andrei Kravchuk makes a case for the speedy adoption practices of Madonna and Angelina Jolie with his despondent drama.
Urban Cinefile - 8/10 by Urban Cinefile CriticsWith a riveting performance by young Kolya Spiridonov as the six year old Vanya, The Italian is a bitter sweet drama that captures the heartbreaking squalor of Russian orphans while highlighting the power of the spirit.

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