Acla's Descent into Floristella 1992
Acla's Descent into Floristella
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...
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...
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Full Cast & Crew... Aclà Rizzuto
... Caramazza
... Aclà's father
... Aclà's mother
... Salvo
... Maurizio Rizzuto
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Release Date:
Sep 10, 1992 (Italy)
Run Time:
1hr 26`
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Original Language:
Italian
Production Countries:
Italy
Status:
Released

Cast & Crew of
Acla's Descent into Floristella - Acla's Descent into Floristella
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Aclà Rizzuto
... Caramazza
... Aclà's father
... Aclà's mother
... Salvo
... Maurizio Rizzuto
... The priest
... Maurizio Rizzuto
... Concetta Rizzuto
... Calogero Rizzuto
... Pietro
... Pino Rizzuto
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... Producer