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The Sweet and the Bitter
The Sweet and the Bitter

The Sweet and the Bitter

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CrimeDrama

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Saro, a young Sicilian thug, that from jobs assigned by his godfather, won the favor of leaders of Cosa Nostra, becoming a "man of honor".

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

98 mins

Rating

5.9/10

Release Date

04 September 2007

Country

Italy

Cast

Luigi Lo Cascio

Luigi Lo Cascio

Saro Scordia

Donatella Finocchiaro

Donatella Finocchiaro

Ada

Gaetano Bruno

Gaetano Bruno

Mimmo

Renato Carpentieri

Renato Carpentieri

Vicari

Toni Gambino

Toni Gambino

Gaetano

Fabrizio Gifuni

Fabrizio Gifuni

Stefano

Ornella Giusto

Ornella Giusto

Antonia

Pier Luigi Misasi

Pier Luigi Misasi

Cosimo

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