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Antonio ha diciassette anni e un sogno: essere un calciatore in una grande squadra. Vive in una piccola cittadina di una provincia campana, una terra in cui cavarsela non è sempre così facile. A rendere ancora più complessa la situazione c’è la bellissima Miriam, una madre dolce ma fortemente problematica che lui ama più di ogni altra persona al mondo. Inoltre Carlo, il padre di Antonio, li ha abbandonati quando lui era molto piccolo e Miriam è ossessionata dall’idea di ricostruire la sua famiglia...
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If Life Gives You Lemons (2018)
88 min
Antonio is seventeen years old and has a dream: to be a footballer in a great team. He lives in a small village in the province of Campania, a place where getting away is not always that easy. What makes the situation even more complex is the wonderful Miriam, a kind and gentle, but highly problematical mother, who Antonio loves more than any other person in the world. On top of this there is Carlo, Antonio's father who abandoned them when he was very young, and Miriam is obsessed with the idea of rebuilding her family. All of a sudden life seems to present Antonio and Miriam with a real opportunity: a talent scout looking for promising youngsters to take to the Parma team’s Primavera. But there is a high price to pay for every dream.