Basic Info
Release: September 10, 1992
Runtime: 86 min
Rating: ⭐ 6.6/10 (11 votes)
Status: Released
Acla's Descent into Floristella
1992
86 min
⭐ 6.6/10
11 votes
Overview
Set in Sicily in the 1930's, Aurelio Grimaldi's feature debut chronicles the harsh story of twelve-year-old boy, Aclà, sold into slavery by his destitute parents to work in the underground Floristella sulfur mines. Overworked and underfed, Aclà toils from Monday to Saturday in the steamy, candle-lit labyrinths. Repeatedly beaten and abused by his "owner" and with constant threats of being raped, Aclà plots his escape to the sea...
Genres
Drama
Production Countries
- Italy
Spoken Languages
- Italian it
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Cast
Francesco Cusimano
Aclà Rizzuto
Tony Sperandeo
Caramazza
Luigi Maria Burruano
Aclà's father
Lucia Sardo
Aclà's mother
Giovanni Alamia
Salvo
Giuseppe Calcagno
Maurizio Rizzuto
Benedetto Raneli
The priest
Giuseppe Cusimano
Maurizio Rizzuto
Rita Barbanera
Concetta Rizzuto
Salvatore Scianna
Calogero Rizzuto
Ignazio Donato
Pietro
Luciano Venturino
Pino Rizzuto
Crew
Dario Lucantoni
Music
Pietro Valsecchi
Producer
Maurizio Calvesi
Cinematography
Camilla Nesbitt
Producer
Aurelio Grimaldi
Director
Aurelio Grimaldi
Screenplay
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