Happy Family | |
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Directed by | Gabriele Salvatores |
Written by | Alessandro Genovesi Gabriele Salvatores |
Produced by | Maurizio Totti |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Italo Petriccione |
Music by | Louis Siciliano |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
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The film won the Best Editing award at the 2010 Nastro d'Argento ceremony. [4]
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