© Copyright Harutyunyan 2024

sunfilm-logo
Home/movie/Acla's Descent into Floristella
movie-thumb‌

Acla's Descent into Floristella

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...

RATING

7.00

DIRECTOR

Aurelio Grimaldi

COUNTRIE

Italy

RELEASE DATE

1992

TIME

1h 26m

GENRE

Drama

Movie Trailer

Acla's Descent into Floristella‌
play_circle_outline
play_arrowPlay Movie

Actors

Images

Trailers

Francesco Cusimano‌

Francesco Cusimano

Aclà Rizzuto

Tony Sperandeo‌

Tony Sperandeo

Caramazza

Luigi Maria Burruano‌

Luigi Maria Burruano

Aclà's father

Lucia Sardo‌

Lucia Sardo

Aclà's mother

Giovanni Alamia‌

Giovanni Alamia

Salvo

Giuseppe Calcagno‌

Giuseppe Calcagno

Maurizio Rizzuto

Benedetto Raneli‌

Benedetto Raneli

The priest

Giuseppe Cusimano‌

Giuseppe Cusimano

Maurizio Rizzuto

Rita Barbanera‌

Rita Barbanera

Concetta Rizzuto

Salvatore Scianna‌

Salvatore Scianna

Calogero Rizzuto

Ignazio Donato‌

Ignazio Donato

Pietro

Luciano Venturino‌

Luciano Venturino

Pino Rizzuto

Tano Cimarosa‌

Tano Cimarosa

Giuseppe Calcagno‌

Giuseppe Calcagno