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The Ignorant Angels

2022 · 1 season

A tender, bittersweet journey through grief and unexpected connection, with a warm ensemble and emotional depth.

Created by
Ferzan Özpetek
Genres
Drama
Starring
Cristiana Capotondi, Luca Argentero, Ambra Angiolini
Overview
Following the death of her husband in a car accident, Antonia discovers that he was having a homosexual affair with a man named Michele. At first devastated by the news, she finds herself building an unexpected friendship with this man she had never heard of. They both learn to know each other, to accept each other, to understand each other. Antonia thus discovers her husband's other family made up of friends with unusual lifestyles and different sexual identities.

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Stream in the UK
  • Disney Plus
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Ferzan Özpetek
Genres
Drama
Starring
Cristiana Capotondi, Luca Argentero, Ambra Angiolini
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • identity
  • friendship
  • love
  • found family
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
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Written by
Ferzan Özpetek
Starring
Cristiana Capotondi, Luca Argentero, Ambra Angiolini, Eduardo Scarpetta, Edoardo Purgatori, Filippo Scicchitano, Federico Mancini, Edoardo Purgatori
Length
1 seasons, 8 episodes, 48 min each
Network
Disney+
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian, French, Spanish

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