The Nest

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The Nest

"There's no place like home"

2019

1h 49m

6.3(285 votes)

Drama

Horror

Mystery

Overview

Samuel, a boy who lives with his mother Elena in Villa dei Laghi, an isolated manor surrounded by woods, feels trapped in the family routine, growing up seemingly protected, but unsatisfied and restless.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Francesca Cavallin

Elena

Ginevra Francesconi

Denise

Justin Alexander Korovkin

Samuel

Maurizio Lombardi

Christian

Elisabetta De Vito

Clara

Valentina Bartolo

Greta

Cristina Golotta

Aunt Carla

Roberto Accornero

Father Luca

Carlina Torta

Lidia

Fabrizio Odetto

Filippo

Creative team

Directed by: Roberto De Feo
Written by: Lucio Besana
Margherita Ferri
Produced by: Alessandro Usai
Maurizio Totti

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