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MOVIE · 2006

The Unknown Woman

DramaMysteryThriller118 min

In Italy, a Ukrainian woman named Irena insinuates herself into the home of a wealthy family, maneuvering her way into a job as maid and nanny to their fragile young daughter. Kseniya Rappoport is Irena, outwardly calm and methodical as she studies the couple’s routines, gains the child’s trust, and keeps a brutal past buried just beneath the surface. As her hold on the household tightens, so does the mystery around why she has chosen this family and what truth she is trying to uncover.

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