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Vermiglio: Award-Winning WWII Film Hits UK Cinemas

1/17/2025

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Get ready for an emotional journey as "Vermiglio," a gripping World War 2 film by Maura Delpero, hits UK cinemas this weekend. Celebrated with the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize at the 2024 Venice Film Festival, this poignant tale of a schoolmaster's family in 1944 Italy is also Italy's contender for Best International Feature Film at the 2025 Oscars.

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Get ready for an emotional journey as "Vermiglio," a gripping World War 2 film by Maura Delpero, hits UK cinemas this weekend. Celebrated with the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize at the 2024 Venice Film Festival, this poignant tale of a schoolmaster's family in 1944 Italy is also Italy's contender for Best International Feature Film at the 2025 Oscars.