But recent budget cuts have left holes in Italy's relatively generous welfare safety net, family solidarity has splintered, and immigrants who pour in from the Balkans, North Africa and elsewhere, lured by a mild climate and a relatively easygoing police force, have put new strains on a once fairly homogenous society.
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In 2009 Athena appeared alongside Joem Bascon and Toni Gonzaga in Paul Soriano's A Journey Home, described as " an inspirational indie movie with central themes of forgiveness, family solidarity and the upholding of moral values . " Athena played Kristine, one of two children reunited with their estranged father after their mothers death, who is the more accommodating to her father's return to rebuild relationships.
