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L'equilibrista con la stella

2021
History
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Cast

Davide Campagna (Thomas Pergher)Angelo Maggi (Loris (Old))Leone Frisa (Capitain Karl Schlache)Giada De Francesco Abate (Anastasia Feder)Zaira Berrazouga (Judith Kroess)Mauro Tarantini (Giosué Pergher)Lahire Tortora (Teacher)Roberto Maria Napoletano (Violin teacher)Anais Carmen Bardaro (Greta Feder)Giada Perriello (Greta (young))Luca Zilovich (Gestapo employee)Friederike Haupt (Helga Kon)Susanna Medda (Maria Freit)Ivan Pascal Sella (SS)Silvia Carrino (Little girl)Rita Pelusio (Zia Jeannette)Michael Capozzi (Ufficiale tedesco 1)Elisa Forcato (Ballet teacher)

Director

Davide Campagna

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Synopsis

The story is set in South Tyrol, in the north Italy, during the Second World War. The lives of a Jew girl, Anastasia, and a circus boy, Thomas, meet when the little circus of Freit family arrives in the city. They soon fall in love. But their love is full of sacrifices, because of the racial laws. So Anastasia decides to hide in the circus, but also there the situation is hard because of the son of the Circus Director, Artur, who hates her because of her Jewish origins and wants her out of the circus. At the same time all the family of Anastasia, staying at home, is deported. After a series of unfortunate events, Anastasia will be obliged to mask herself first, then to escape from the circus. The story continues trough thick and thin, following an impossible love story between Anastasia and Thomas.

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