L'amore di Màrja (2004)

8.5/10 • 102 min • Drama

Overview

In the '70s, young Màrja leads a hippie lifestyle in Finland. During a peace march, she meets Fortunato, a young Sicilian, and falls in love with him. They marry and start a family, happily raising two daughters. However, times become hard and Fortunato suggests they move to his old town, where he can find work easily. Màrja accepts, but she'll have to clash with a close-minded and malicious environment as a foreigner in Southern Italy.

Cast

Laura Malmivaara

Màrja

Vincenzo Peluso

Fortunato

Tiziana Lodato

Aunt Sonia

Giovanni Pellegrino

Maurizio Marchetti

Sicilian grandpa

Nino Frassica

Man at the bar

Lucia Sardo

Sicilian grandma

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