The Vice of Hope
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$1800000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
96 min
Release Date
2018-11-22
Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Vote Count
53
Vote Average
6.4
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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