| Heavenly Body | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Alice Rohrwacher |
| Written by | Alice Rohrwacher |
| Produced by | Carlo Cresto-Dina |
| Starring | Salvatore Cantalupo |
| Cinematography | Hélène Louvart |
| Edited by | Marco Spoletini |
| Music by | Piero Crucitti |
Release dates |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Heavenly Body (Italian : Corpo celeste) is a 2011 Italian drama film directed by Alice Rohrwacher. [1] [2]
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Heavenly Body has an approval rating of 84% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 19 reviews, and an average rating of 6.9/10. [3] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 65 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [4]
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