Act of Sorrow

Overview

In this painful melodrama, an aging mother (Claudia Cardinale) attempts to cope with the progressive deterioration of her grown son due to his drug addiction. At first only manipulative, in addition to stealing from her he eventually becomes abusive and violent, and she must take strong measures if she is to save her own life, much less his.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 30, 1990

Original language

Italian

Spoken languages

Italian

Countries

Italy, France

Production

Istituto Luce Cinecittà

Cast

Ferruccio De Ceresa,Gabriele Muccino,Giulia Boschi,Enrico Lo Verso,Memè Perlini,Bruno Cremer,Aline Pilato,Karl Zinny,Tania Alexander,Claudia Cardinaleand 1 more

Director

Pasquale Squitieri

Writer

Fabio Traversa,Sérgio Bianchi,Pasquale Squitieri,Nanni Balestrini

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0101378