A Golden Boy

A Golden Boy

2014 · 102 min · ★ 5.3 · Romance, Comedy, Drama

A young copywriter moves to Rome in the wake of his screenwriter father's death, where he meets a publisher who wants to release his dad's autobiography.

Directed by Pupi Avati · Written by Tommaso Avati

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