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The Unknown Woman(Movie, 2006)

Original title: "La sconosciuta" (Italian/IT)
1h 58min | Genre: Thriller
The Unknown WomanRating: 3.6/5 (with 148148 votes)
The Unknown Woman (Italian: La sconosciuta, lit. 'The unknown'; also known as The Other Woman) is a 2006 Italian psychological thriller mystery film, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore that depicts a woman alone in a foreign country, haunted by a horrible past. Although selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 80th Academy Awards and make the, it was not final nomination. ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Unknown Woman

David di Donatello for Best Film European Film Academy Lux Award David di Donatello for Best Director European Film Award for Best Actress European Film Award for Best Cinematographer European Film Award for Best Director European Film Academy Lux Award David di Donatello for Best Director

About The Unknown Woman

Irena, a Ukrainian woman coming to Italy looking for a job as a maid. She does everything she can to become a beloved nanny for an adorable little girl, Thea. However, that is just the very beginning of her unknown journey.

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Additional Information

Production countries: France, Italy
Plays in: Italy
Original language: Italian (IT)
Spoken languages: Italian (IT), Ukrainian (UK)
Translated into 21 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 10/19/2006 (World premiere: 10/09/2006)
Director of Photography: Fabio Zamarion
Composer: Ennio Morricone
Production Designer: Tonino Zera
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"裸爱"
"언노운 우먼"
"A Desconhecida"
Budget: 8,000,000 USD

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