The Vice of Hope (2018)
Overview
To support her family, Maria works as a trafficker of surrogate mothers, transporting them from place to place along a river — but when one disappears, Maria is left with the task of finding her and must enter deeper into a world she wishes to escape.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $1,800,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | it |
| Popularity | 0.7564 |
Directed By
Edoardo De Angelis
Crew
Vincenzo Desole
Timiana Scalzone
Dario Lauritano
Edoardo De Angelis
Attilio De Razza
Linda Vianello
Pierpaolo Verga
Vincenzo Urselli
Chiara Griziotti
Ferran Paredes
Giuseppe Eusepi
Enzo Avitabile
Massimo Cantini Parrini
Umberto Contarello
Edoardo De Angelis
Carmine Guarino
Edoardo De Angelis
TOP CAST
Pina Turco
Maria
Massimiliano Rossi
Carlo Pengue
Cristina Donadio
La madre di Maria
Marcello Romolo
il dottore
Marina Confalone
Zia Marì
Odette Gomis
Fatimah
Juliet Esey Joseph
Blessing
Maria Angela Robustelli
Ramona
Yvonne Zidiouemba
Hope
Jane Bobkova
Natalia
Demi Licata
Tina
Nancy Colarusso
Virgin
Imma Mauriello
Marcolina
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