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The Unknown Woman
ITALY · 2006

The Unknown Woman

Giuseppe Tornatore
deception and manipulation family secrets class struggle identity and reinvention maternal obsession
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Synopsis

A Ukrainian woman named Irena calculatedly insinuates herself into the lives of a young, affluent Italian family. Stopping at nothing to become the couple's trusted maid and the beloved nanny to their fragile young daughter, Irena risks everything in her quest to uncover the truth about the family.

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