Waiting for a lost love, every moment becomes an eternity.

The Wait

6.2 (97 votes)• 2015• 100m•Released

Drama

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In the vast rooms of a beautiful Sicilian villa, Anna receives an unexpected guest. Twenty-something Jeanne has arrived from France, declaring herself to be the girlfriend of Anna’s son, Giuseppe, who has invited her to the house to spend Easter together. But this is news to Anna, and Guiseppe is not yet there...

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Languages: French, Italian

Director: Piero Messina

Starring Cast: Juliette Binoche, Lou de Laâge, Giorgio Colangeli, Antonio Folletto, Domenico Diele, Corinna Locastro

Cast

Juliette Binoche

Anna

Lou de Laâge

Jeanne

Giorgio Colangeli

Pietro

Antonio Folletto

Paolo

Domenico Diele

Giorgio

Corinna Locastro

Rosa

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