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The Life Ahead

6.720201h 34m15MovieDrama

In seaside Italy, a Holocaust survivor with a daycare business takes in a 12-year-old street kid who recently robbed her.

DirectorEdoardo Ponti
WritersUgo Chiti·Edoardo Ponti
ProducersNicola Serra·Carlo Degli Esposti

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Cast · Directed by Edoardo Ponti

SLSophia Loren
Sophia Loren
Madame Rosa
IGIbrahima Gueye
Ibrahima Gueye
Momo
RCRenato Carpentieri
Renato Carpentieri
Dr. Coen
DP
Diego Iosif Pirvu
Iosif
MRMassimiliano Rossi
Massimiliano Rossi
Ruspa
AZAbril Zamora
Abril Zamora
Lola
BKBabak Karimi
Babak Karimi
Mr. Hamil
MCMalich Cissé
Malich Cissé
Nala
SS
Simone Surico
Babu
NVNicola Valenzano
Nicola Valenzano
Molinari
FC
Francesco Cassano
Carabiniere

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The Life Ahead — streaming FAQ

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The Life Ahead is streaming on Netflix and Netflix Standard in United Kingdom.

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Yes — The Life Ahead is available on Netflix in United Kingdom as of September 2026.

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