La scuola

La scuola

★ 6.8IMDb Score
Released:1995-04-06
Duration:104 min
Country:France,Italy
Director:Daniele Luchetti
Actors:Silvio Orlando, Anna Galiena, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Antonio Petrocelli, Anita Zagaria
Production:Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica, Les Films Alain Sarde

Overview:

In a high school in the outskirts of Rome, it's the last day before the summer holidays. A literature teacher reminisces the past year and wonders what will become of the students he cared for as if they were his children.

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