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In 1984, 9-year-old Aria is mistreated by her family until she reaches the limit of what she can bear.

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Peter Sobczynski RogerEbert.com An occasionally strange, occasionally brutal and occasionally lovely work that goes up on the shelf with "The Ocean of Helena Lee" and "Girlhood" as one of the more impressive coming-of-age tales of recent times. Rated: 3.5/4 Sep 25, 2015 Full Review Manohla Dargis New York Times Ms. Argento has a florid visual style, and she likes turning up the heat. Sep 24, 2015 Full Review Adam Nayman AV Club The ostensible boldness of Misunderstood is undermined by the sense that it's also pandering-that its view of childhood as a bourgeois horror-show is at least as salable on the art-house circuit as it is authentic to its creator's experiences. Rated: C+ Sep 24, 2015 Full Review Diego Batlle Otroscines.com Between the portrait of a dysfunctional family, the criticism of machismo, the lucid observations on school dynamics and sexual awakening, Misunderstood confirms Argento... as a director of enormous power and talent. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4/5 Sep 20, 2023 Full Review Jorge Ayala Blanco El Universal Asia Argento takes full advantage of this original tale of children's psychology, [Full review in Spanish] Oct 1, 2015 Full Review Verónica Sánchez Marín En Filme Imaginative, spontaneous and lots of fun. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4/5 Sep 25, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

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Brenda S An amazing portrayal of an incredibly dysfunctional family right down to narcissistic parents mistreating and throwing away children they should have never had in the first place. Incredible acting; if each character doesn't elicit a strong emotional response from you, you're the problem. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/12/25 Full Review Audience Member Asia Argento ha scelto Garko per il suo film solo per la battuta "Che cane" della Gainsbourg. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Asia Argento

Director

Giulia Salerno

Aria

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Madre

Gabriel Garko

Padre

Carolina Poccioni

Lucrezia

Anna Lou Castoldi

Donatina

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Synopsis In 1984, 9-year-old Aria is mistreated by her family until she reaches the limit of what she can bear.
Director
Asia Argento
Producer
Lorenzo Mieli, Mario Gianani, Eric Heumann, Maurice Kantor
Screenwriter
Asia Argento, Barbara Alberti
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Wildside, Orange Studio, Paradis Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Italian
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 25, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 4, 2017
Runtime
1h 43m
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