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Toxic Love
Drama
Crime
73%
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Sep 1, 1983
Rating Unavailable
The alienating and repetitive life of a group of heroin junkies in 1980s Rome.
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Directors
Claudio Caligari
Vote Average
7.3
Vote Count
225
Popularity
8
Language
Italiano
Origin Country
IT
Cast
Cesare Ferretti
Cesare
Michela Mioni
Michela
Enzo Di Benedetto
Enzo
Roberto Stani
"Ciopper"
Clara Memoria
Teresa
Dario Trombetta
Pimp
Loredana Ferrara
Loredana
Mario Afeltra
Mario
Fernando Arcangeli
Debora
Mario Caiazzi
Fat Guy
Gianni Schettini
"Er Donna"
Silvia Starita
Psychologist
Patrizia Vicinelli
Painter (uncredited)
Massimo Maggini
Massimo (uncredited)
Faliero Ballarin
Big Guy (uncredited)
Erminio Bianchi Fasani
Man in Car (uncredited)
Antonio Calò
Man in Hospital (uncredited)
Dolores Calò
Woman in Hospital (uncredited)
Franco Laitano
Male Nurse (uncredited)
Maria Galleoni
Mario's Mother (uncredited)
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