Me, Them and Lara (2010)
A priest, after spending years in humanitary missions in Africa, reunites with his family, which is in worse conditions than when he left, and above all meets a young lady who will make him doubt both himself and his faith.
Top billed cast
Carlo VerdoneCarlo Mascolo
Laura ChiattiLara Vasilescu
Angela FinocchiaroElisa Draghi
Anna BonaiutoBea Mascolo
Marco GialliniLuigi Mascolo
Sergio FiorentiniAlberto Mascolo
Agnese ClaisseAida
Tamara Di GiulioEva
Carla Akakpo NimataHakira- Antoinette Kapinga MinguSofia
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