The Big Dream

5.5/1020091h 41mReleased

DramaHistoryRomance

Italy, 1968. Aspiring actor Nicola enrolls in the police to pay for his studies, ending up undercover among college students protesting the government, the Vietnam War and the values of their parents' generation. However, he complicates his mission by falling for Laura, a bourgeois girl dreaming of a better world.

Released: Nov 11, 2009

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Riccardo Scamarcio

Nicola

Jasmine Trinca

Laura

Luca Argentero

Libero

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