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As Long As There’s Despair, There’s Hope

Salvatore and his family try to avoid any involvement with the Mafia in Palermo, Sicily, during the roaring 1970s in this touching coming-of-age story. From Walter Presents, in Italian with English subtitles.

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As Long As There’s Despair, There’s Hope

Season 2 Episode 4 | 62m 58s

Angela accepts her pregnancy. Tormented by fear of the future, she has an abortion.

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