Lobster Dinner
6.2
2018
0 hr 15 min
Drama
Left home alone one evening, a 12-year-old boy steals some live lobsters from his parents fridge. He brings these, as a gift, to the single mother of his best friend, only to claim in his house a place that goes beyond that of a dinner seat.
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- Cast:
- Marta Zoffoli , Matteo De Buono
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