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Matteo Valier

Actor

Films

Ira - Wrath

Ira - Wrath

By Mauro Russo Rouge

2019 | 83 min | Crime

Ira translates to "wrath," but this feeling is barely voiced by the main characters, who live on the grim fringes of society.

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2002 | 91 min | Drama

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2006 | 72 min | Crime

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