
Open My Heart
Drama
Overview
Maria lives with her 18-year-old sister, Caterina in a small apartment, tutors her at home, lets her out only for dance classes. Yet Maria sees no reason to hide her work as a prostitute from her sister. Men come in and out of the apartment constantly, and Caterina turns up the volume on her music to drown out the sounds from the next room. The film soon reveals that the sisters are in love with each other, a situation that cannot stand, but exactly what prompts the characters' behavior is rarely clear. Soon after Caterina's belated discovery of her heterosexuality, she is invited into the bedroom with Maria and a client.
Top Cast


Giada Colagrande
Giada Colagrande
Caterina
Giada Colagrande
Caterina


Natalie Cristiani
Natalie Cristiani
Maria
Natalie Cristiani
Maria


Claudio Botosso
Claudio Botosso
Giovanni
Claudio Botosso
Giovanni
Bice Gasparrini
Bice Gasparrini
Dance Teacher
Bice Gasparrini
Dance Teacher


Filippo Timi
Filippo Timi
Customer
Filippo Timi
Customer
Luisa Merloni
Luisa Merloni
Customer's Widow
Luisa Merloni
Customer's Widow
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