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Smooth Runs the Water
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Smooth Runs the Water

2024-11-01 · 20 min · Not rated

Drama

In the summer of 1981, Renzo and Monica, two twenty-year-olds from different worlds, fall in love against the backdrop of Lake Garda. Their story reflects the intimacy and challenges of an era, with dreams of social redemption juxtaposed against bourgeois privileges.

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Directors
Luca Grazioli
Production companies
Sei Ottavi
Countries
Italy
Status
Released
Budget
USD 50,000

Top Cast

Pierfilippo AgatiPierfilippo AgatiRenzo
Caterina SignoriniCaterina SignoriniMonica
Alessandro MorAlessandro MorFausto

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