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Mamma Roma is a film of genre Drama directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini released in USA on 18 january 1965 with Anna Magnani

Mamma Roma (1962)

Mamma Roma
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Released in USA 18 january 1965
Length 1h50
Genres Drama
Rating78% 3.900233.900233.900233.900233.90023

Mamma Roma is a 1962 drama film written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini and starring Anna Magnani.

Synopsis

An ex-prostitute, Mamma Roma (Anna Magnani), tries to start a new life selling vegetables with her 16-year-old son Ettore (Ettore Garofolo). When he later finds out that she was a prostitute, he succumbs to the dark side with the petty theft of a radio in a hospital and goes to prison.

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