The Past Is a Foreign Land
6.4
A promising law student from a good family is driven by a cool cardsharper into a downward spiral of criminality, discovering a part of himself he had never known.
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Cast
17 people
Elio Germano
Giorgio
Known for
Rose Island
Leopardi
Michele Riondino
Francesco
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
Leopardi
Chiara Caselli
Maria
Known for
My Own Private Idaho
Sleepless
Valentina Lodovini
Antonia
Known for
Welcome to the South
When Mom Is Away
Marco Baliani
Franco
Known for
An Italian Name
The Girl by the Lake
Daniela Poggi
Anna
Known for
Gestapo's Last Orgy
Disconnected
María Jurado
Ángelica
Known for
Amnèsia
Romina Carrisi
Giulia
Also in
And They Call It Summer
Totem Blue
Federico Pacifici
Lawyer
Known for
Fluke
Pure Hearts
Lorenza Indovina
Alessandra
Known for
Whatsoeverly
Almost Blue
Antonio Gerardi
Officer
Known for
Last Night of Amore
1992
Gianrico Carofiglio
Patron
Daniele Vicari Director · Massimo Gaudioso Screenplay Gianrico Carofiglio Screenplay
Worldwide gross $965K · Budget $5.6M · United States release January 16, 2009
Box office
Budget
$5,600,000
Worldwide gross
$965,171
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Fandango
Production
R&C Produzioni
Production
RAI Cinema
Production
Armadillo Film
Production
MiC
Production
Apulia Film Commission
Production
Italy
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Languages
Original title
Il passato è una terra straniera
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · October 26, 2008
Premiere · Rome Film Festival
Italy · October 31, 2008
Theatrical · RAI CINEMA
United States · January 16, 2009
Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
March 25, 2009 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Sweden
January 23, 2009 · Premiere · Göteborg International Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 11, 2010 · Physical · DVD
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