Jul 21, 1988
64 min
Full-HD

Il vizio di vivere (1988)

A car accident leaves a young woman completely paralyzed and forced to live in an iron lung. Her boyfriend leaves her, but the unfortunate woman manages to spark tender feelings in a journalist. Inspired by the story of Rosanna Benzi, who spent twenty-eight years in an iron lung.

Category

Drama TV Movie

Country

Italy

Companies

Carol Alt

Rosa

Andrea Occhipinti

William Berger

Pino Quartullo

Attilio Duse

Fabio Alessandrini

Antonio Canterini

Carla Monti

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