The Italian is a foreign film set to release on January 19, 2007. Set between Russia and Italy, my guess is at the very least the scenery will be stunning. (Read to the bottom to find a link to the trailer!)

Hollywood.com explains the movie in the following blurb:

It's a pretty tall order to ask a six-year-old to suddenly take on responsibility for his own life. The questions facing Vanya are really tough: does he want to live a comfortable life as an adopted child of a loving family in Italy? After all, for an abandoned Russian child like Vanya it really doesn't sound like a bad option. Serene life under the Mediterranean sun is awaiting him. But the boy longs to find his own mother, so he decides to set off in search of her. But before he can begin, Vanya must learn to read the file that holds the information he needs to find her. He embarks on his quest--and encounters a mysterious and dangerous world. The world of children is a universe with its own laws; a realm in which sometimes one's heart speaks louder than one's intellect.

Okay, it has my attention. What really caught my attention was tht the site RottenTomatoes, notorius for throwing things at movies, gave this one a rating of 86% - Fresh! Perhaps there is hope for an adoption related story on the big screen? The reviews of the movie are enough to pique my interest.

Other reviews include BoxOffice.com, Film Journal International and Cinematical. There was one rotten tomato from a guy at Film Blather who doesn't seem to like movies with cute kids.

The movie is rated PG-13.

To view the trailer, which is accompanied by some beautiful music, click here.

I'm intrigued.

Picture credit: Sony Movie Classics