Acla's Descent into Floristella
1992, Italian. Directed by Aurelio Grimaldi.
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...
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
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Cast & crew
- Aurelio GrimaldiDirector
- Francesco CusimanoAclà Rizzuto
- Tony SperandeoCaramazza
- Luigi Maria BurruanoAclà's father
- Lucia SardoAclà's mother
- Giovanni AlamiaSalvo
- Giuseppe CalcagnoMaurizio Rizzuto
- Benedetto RaneliThe priest
- Giuseppe CusimanoMaurizio Rizzuto
- Rita BarbaneraConcetta Rizzuto
- Salvatore SciannaCalogero Rizzuto
- Ignazio DonatoPietro
- Luciano VenturinoPino Rizzuto
Details
- Released
- 10 September 1992
- Original title
- La discesa di Aclà a Floristella
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Aurelio Grimaldi
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Acla's Descent into Floristella runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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Acla's Descent into Floristella isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 September 1992. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Acla's Descent into Floristella?
Acla's Descent into Floristella (1992) was directed by Aurelio Grimaldi and stars Francesco Cusimano, Tony Sperandeo, Luigi Maria Burruano.