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...

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 10, 1992

Original language

Italian

Spoken languages

Italian

Countries

Italy

Production

Penta Film,Nova Films,Cineuropa 92,Award Films International,Cineuropa '92

Cast

Giovanni Alamia,Giuseppe Cusimano,Luciano Venturino,Tano Cimarosa,Francesco Cusimano,Salvatore Scianna,Giuseppe Calcagno,Ignazio Donato,Rita Barbanera,Tony Sperandeoand 3 more

Director

Aurelio Grimaldi

Writer

Aurelio Grimaldi

Producer

Camilla Nesbitt,Pietro Valsecchi

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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