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My Brilliant Friend
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My Brilliant Friend

2018-11-27 · 57 min / episode · ★ 8.1

Drama

When the most important friend in her life seems to have disappeared without a trace, Elena Greco, a now-elderly woman immersed in a house full of books, turns on her computer and starts writing the story of their friendship.

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Creators
Saverio Costanzo
Production companies
Wildside, Fandango, The Apartment Pictures, uMedia, Mowe, Rai Fiction, HBO, Fremantle Italia, TIMVision
Countries
Belgium, Italy, United States of America
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Alba RohrwacherAlba RohrwacherElena Greco
Irene MaiorinoIrene MaiorinoLila Cerullo
Fabrizio GifuniFabrizio GifuniNino Sarratore
Filippo BeltramiMoreno

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