Non è mai troppo tardi
2014 · 189 min · ★ 7.5 · Drama
Alberto Manzi is twenty years old and wants to be a teacher. He gets the job at a juvenile correctional facility, to then get transfered to a proper school, who he deems inadequate. At that time the public broadcasting network Rai decides to realize a program to educate millions of Italians.
Directed by Giacomo Campiotti · Written by Claudio Fava
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Claudio Santamaria Alberto Manzi -
Nicole Grimaudo Ida -
Gennaro Mirto Ricotta -
Lucia Mascino Direttrice Telescuola -
Alberto Molinari Nazareno Padellaro -
Raffaele Vannoli Agente penitenziario -
Moisé Curia Marcello -
Giorgio Colangeli Direttore del carcere -
Edoardo Pesce Eugenio Berti -
Marco Messeri Volpicelli -
Roberto Citran Commissario scolastico -
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