Il Ladro di Bambini

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  • Il Ladro di Bambini -- Assigned to escort two youngsters to a distant children's home after their mother is arrested on a morals charge, a young policeman is at first exasperated, then appalled at their sullen, withdrawn behavior and endangers his career by responding to their desperate need for someone to trust and make them feel safe. Director Gianni Amelio's engrossing Italian production offers a small but emotionally rich story of an ordinary man whose sense of decency compels him to try to help undo the damage done abused youngsters robbed of childhood's innocence. Subtitles. Veiled references to the sexual exploitation of a minor. (A-II) (nr) ( 1993 )




    These movies have been evaluated for artistic merit and moral suitability by the media reviewing division of Catholic News Service. The reviews include the CNS rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.

    The classifications are as follows:

    A-I -- general patronage;
    A-II -- adults and adolescents;
    A-III -- adults;
    L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
    O -- morally offensive.

    Note: Some movies previously were designated A-IV. Older films with this classification should be regarded as classified L.

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