A young boy accidentally discovers a deep hole in the ground, where another boy is kept prisoner.A young boy accidentally discovers a deep hole in the ground, where another boy is kept prisoner.A young boy accidentally discovers a deep hole in the ground, where another boy is kept prisoner.
- Awards
- 14 wins & 18 nominations
Susi Sánchez
- Madre Filippo
- (as Susy Sánchez)
Emilio Fede
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAs the film is mainly told from a child's point of view, director Gabriele Salvatores instructed his director of photography Italo Petriccione to shoot most of the film at a child's height.
- GoofsWhen Michele's mother cleans blood from between his nose and lips, more blood is visible from his lips down onto his chin, but with the next shot, the blood on his chin is gone.
- ConnectionsFeatured in At the Movies: Episode #1.8 (2004)
- SoundtracksChe gelida manina
from La Boheme
Written by Giacomo Puccini, Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa
BMG Music
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Unpretensious yet magical . . .
The real mastery in this film lies in the beautiful simplicity of it's childlikeness. There are few movies in Cinema that portray the innocence and unfeigned nature of children - before the loss of their transparency on the way to adulthood. I know the French film Ponette might come to mind for some lovers of cinema, but that was shot entirely from the perspective of little children almost to the exclusion of grown ups. This film shows the stark contrast of the two worlds by interweaving them, with childhood itself being one of the main characters, as landscapes were for John Ford in so many of his Westerns. Toward the end, it reaches for the sublime in moments of Michelangelo.
For me, the emotional interaction of these very young non actors made the movie spiritual to some degree by way of it's sheer honesty, without compromising the true spirituality in the principles and very adult themes of good vs. evil, betrayal, forgiveness, reaping what you sow, the coming Judgment, and finally - true friendship born of selflessness. Something we adults could learn more from by becoming more like little children ourselves, myself included. I believe this to be one of the best expressions of the young mind in realism, without crossing over into the fantasy that is so common in film today. How refreshing.
Of course all of this speaks for the excellence of the Director and the Writer, who gave us such a beautiful picture. Something that could only be pulled off by adults, albeit with at least the fond memory of a child, if not the heart of one. The cinematography, the very intentional and gorgeous classical score, along with much subtle but deep contrast, make this a modern classic that I will enjoy again and again. I hope you do too.
http://fullgrownministry.wordpress.com/2013/05/26/peace/
For me, the emotional interaction of these very young non actors made the movie spiritual to some degree by way of it's sheer honesty, without compromising the true spirituality in the principles and very adult themes of good vs. evil, betrayal, forgiveness, reaping what you sow, the coming Judgment, and finally - true friendship born of selflessness. Something we adults could learn more from by becoming more like little children ourselves, myself included. I believe this to be one of the best expressions of the young mind in realism, without crossing over into the fantasy that is so common in film today. How refreshing.
Of course all of this speaks for the excellence of the Director and the Writer, who gave us such a beautiful picture. Something that could only be pulled off by adults, albeit with at least the fond memory of a child, if not the heart of one. The cinematography, the very intentional and gorgeous classical score, along with much subtle but deep contrast, make this a modern classic that I will enjoy again and again. I hope you do too.
http://fullgrownministry.wordpress.com/2013/05/26/peace/
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,615,328
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $48,292
- Apr 11, 2004
- Gross worldwide
- $7,354,418
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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