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IMDb rating 7.4
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Critic rating 6.5

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Critic David Parkinson
rated 6

A film that may well improve with subsequent viewings is beautifully shot with a sumptuous score to match.

Read full review at Empire
Bjorn Sundell
rated 10
3 weeks ago
Critic Jesper Vestergaard
rated 7

Alt i alt er filmen brygget på udpræget god smag, men i sidste ende er det for lidt, og dramaet forbliver smagsløst.

Read full review at Cinemazone

Cast & Crew

Monica Bellucci
As Malèna Scordia
Aurora Quattrocchi
As Brothel Tenant
Lucia Sardo
As Second Woman of the Lynching
Pietro Notarianni
As Prof. Bonsignore
Angelo Pellegrino
As Political Secretary

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Malèna is a beautiful and sensual young woman living in a small Sicilian town during World War II. She becomes the object of desire for all the town's men, including a teenage boy named Renato, who becomes obsessed with her. As the war rages on and her husband goes missing, Malèna is forced into prostitution and faces the jealousy and scorn of the town's women. Renato continues to idolize her from afar, even as she falls from grace and is shunned by society. Will their paths ever cross again, and can Malèna find redemption in a town that has judged her so harshly?

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