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Lea
Lea grew up in a crime family in Calabria. The father of her daughter Denise is also a member of the Mafia. Lea, however, wants a different life for her daughter, free of violence, fear and falsehood. She decides to cooperate with justice, to benefit of the witness protection scheme and attempts to run away... Inspired by the true story of Lea Garofalo, the struggle of a woman to escape the Mafia.
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Lea grew up in a crime family in Calabria. The father of her daughter Denise is also a member of the Mafia. Lea, however, wants a different life for her daughter, free of violence, fear and falsehood. She decides to cooperate with justice, to benefit of the witness protection scheme and attempts to run away... Inspired by the true story of Lea Garofalo, the struggle of a woman to escape the Mafia.
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Genre:TV Movie, Drama
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Runtime:95 minutes
Studio:BiBi Film, RAI
Cast
Marco Tullio Giordana
Director
Vanessa Scalera
Lea Garofalo
Alessio Praticò
Carlo Cosco
Mauro Conte
Floriano Garofalo
Linda Caridi
Denise Cosco
Matilde Piana
Santina Miletta
Giulia Lazzarini
la signora Orlandi
Roberta Caronia
l'avvocatessa di Denise, Enza Rando
Bruno Torrisi
l'avvocato di Carlo Cosco
Diego Ribon
Don Luigi Ciotti
Stefano Scandaletti
maresciallo Christian Persurich
Annalisa Insardà
Renata Plado in Cosco, la zia di Denise
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