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Acla's Descent into Floristella (1992)

★ 6.9/10 86 min Drama Italy Italian
Story by: Aurelio Grimaldi
Screenplay by: Aurelio Grimaldi
Streaming: Not available

Description

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...

Top Cast

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 Salvo
Giuseppe Calcagno
Giuseppe Calcagno Maurizio Rizzuto
Benedetto Raneli
Benedetto Raneli The priest
Giuseppe Cusimano Maurizio Rizzuto

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