Misunderstood (2014)

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Rome, 1984, Aria is nine-year-old girl. On the verge of divorce, Aria's infantile and selfish parents are too preoccupied with their careers and extra-marital affairs to properly tend to any of Aria's needs. While her two older sisters are pampered, Aria is treated with cold indifference. Yet she yearns to love and to be loved. At school, Aria excels academically but is considered a misfit by everyone. She is misunderstood. Aria finds comfort in her cat - Dac and in her best friend - Angelica. Thrown out of both parents' homes, abandoned by all, even her best friend, Aria finally reaches the limit of what she can bear. She makes an unexpected decision in her life.

• Released: 2014-06-05
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 43m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.2/10 from 44 votes

Directed by Asia Argento.

Top cast

• Giulia Salerno as Aria
• Charlotte Gainsbourg as Madre
• Gabriel Garko as Padre
• Carolina Poccioni as Lucrezia
• Anna Lou Castoldi as Donatina
• Alice Pea as Angelica
• Andrea Pittorino as Adriano
• Sofia Patron as Maria Teresa
• Riccardo Russo as Ciccio
• Olimpia Carlisi as nonna

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Where to watch Misunderstood

• United States: stream on Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Sundance Now; watch free on Kanopy, The Roku Channel, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Sundance Now Amazon Channel, Sundance Now, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Sundance Now Apple TV channel; rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube

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