Michele Casali is a middle-class professor in Fascist Italy who teaches at the same high school attended by his only daughter, Giovanna. A shy and sensitive girl, her insecurities are only magnified by Michele's overprotectiveness—reaching a point of no return.
Il papà di Giovanna is of 1 hour(s) and 44 minute(s). It is Produced By: Duea Film, Medusa Film. It was released on 2008-09-12. It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
Genres: Drama
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