Il rosso e il blu (2012)
Genre : Drama, Comedy
Runtime : 1H 38M
Director : Giuseppe Piccioni
Writer : Giuseppe Piccioni, Francesca Manieri
Synopsis
The story of a teacher and his students, set in an Italian high school.
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