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The Past Is a Foreign Land is a film of genre Drama with Elio Germano

The Past Is a Foreign Land (2008)

The Past Is a Foreign Land
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Genres Drama,    Thriller
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The Past Is a Foreign Land (Italian: Il passato è una terra straniera) is a 2008 Italian neo-noir film directed by Daniele Vicari. It is based on the novel with the same name written by Gianrico Carofiglio, who also collaborated to the screenplay. It entered the competition at the 2008 Rome International Film Festival, in which Michele Riondino was awarded best actor.



^ Boyd van Hoeij (November 11, 2008). "Review: ‘The Past Is a Foreign Land’". Variety. Retrieved 27 February 2014.

^ Redazione (November 8, 2010). "Gli altri riconoscimenti Il "L.A.R.A" degli artisti a Riondino per "Il passato è una terra straniera"". Il Tempo. Retrieved 25 February 2014.

Actors

Elio Germano

(Giorgio)Michele Riondino

(Francesco)Chiara Caselli

(Maria)Valentina Lodovini

(Antonia)Marco Baliani

(Franco)
And :
Daniela Poggi
Lorenza Indovina
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