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Critic Patrick Peters
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...first-time director Andrei Kravchuk skilfully eschews the sentimentality that blights so many kids-in-peril stories.

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"The Italian" is a heartwarming and suspenseful film about a young boy's quest to find his mother. Vanya Solntsev, a six-year-old living in a Russian orphanage, is adopted by a wealthy Italian couple, but he soon discovers that his mother is still alive and sets out to find her. Along the way, he faces obstacles and dangers, but his determination never wavers. With the help of some older children and a kind night watchman, Vanya finally reunites with his mother and finds the love and belonging he has always longed for. A touching and uplifting story about the power of family and perseverance.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Italian include The Blind Side, Pay It Forward, Something the Lord Made, The Ron Clark Story, The Social Network, Finding Forrester.

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The Italian was released in theaters on January 18, 2007.