01 Jan 2010
Hopeful Notes
A young violinist with leukemia brings hope and life into a desolate Russian hospital for children. This film aims to raise awareness and funds to end childhood cancer, and is part of the project Let's Make a Difference.
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Franco Parenti Lev Trotsky
Massimo Foschi Jackson
Aleardo Ward Hansen
Lucia Catullo Alleluyeva
Ennio Balbo Lenin
Luigi Casellato Bucharin
Lino Troisi Zinoviev
Antonio Meschini Kamanev
Armando Spadaro Sverdlov
Franco Graziosi Joffe
Benedetta Valabrega Glasser
Tino Schirinzi Barzhanov
Edoardo Torricella Radek
Virginio Gazzolo Serge
Enrico Osterman Molotov
Andrea Checchi Solz
Michele Borelli agente GPU
Giulio Bosetti Narratore
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