Il Buco (2021)
In August 1961, speleologists from Italy’s booming North arrive on a Calabrian plateau where time stands still. The intruders discover one of the world’s deepest caves, the Bifurto Abyss, under the gaze of an old shepherd, the only witness of the pristine territory.
Director:
Michelangelo Frammartino
Writers:
Giovanna Giuliani, Michelangelo Frammartino.
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Nicola Lanza as Zi' Nicola |
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Antonio Lanza as |
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Leonardo Larocca as Doctor |
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Claudia Candusso as Speleologist |
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Mila Costi as Speleologist |
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Carlos José Crespo as Speleologist |
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Jacopo Elia as Speleologist |
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Federico Gregoretti as Speleologist |
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Giovanbattista Sauro as Speleologist |
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Angelo Spadaro as Speleologist |
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Enrico Troisi as Speleologist |
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Denise Trombin as Speleologist |
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Luca Vinai as Speleologist |
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Leonardo Zaccaro as Speleologist |
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Paolo Cossi as Speleologist and Drawer |
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Pietro Armentano as Shepherd |
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Giuseppe Campolongo as Shepherd |
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Pietro Pittelli as Shepherd / Traffic Policeman |
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Angelo Antonio Santagada as Shepherd |
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Domenico Bruno as Soldier |
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Antonio Capristo as Soldier |
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Giuseppe Antonini as Support Team Speleologist |
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Angelo Iemmolo as Support Team Speleologist |
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Nino Larocca as Support Team Speleologist |
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Gianluca Selleri as Support Team Speleologist |
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Mirko Mangini as Support Team Speleologist |
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Maria Rosaria Marchetti as Support Team Speleologist |
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Giovanni Gurrieri as Support Team Speleologist |
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Francesco Fisichella as Support Team Speleologist |
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Antonio Occhipinti as Support Team Speleologist |
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Alessia Casaluci as Support Team Speleologist |
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Roberto de Marco as Support Team Speleologist |
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Francesco Ferraro as Support Team Speleologist |
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Ilaria de Marco as Support Team Speleologist |
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Giuseppe Carbone as Priest |
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Giuseppe Pizzati as Stationmaster |
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Pietro Criaco as Ticket Collector |
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Antonio Sgambelluri as Station Worker |
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Santoro Crea as Military Driver |
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Domenico Romeo as Station Bricklayer |
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Cosimo Pulitanó as Male Master Corporal in Uniform |
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Salvatore Restieri as Deacon |
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Enzo Pittelli as Carabiniere |
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Giovanni Mortati as Site Manager |
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Nicola Vito as Butcher |
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Giuseppe Francomano as Sacristan |
| Production | Philippe Bober | Producer |
| Editing | Benni Atria | Editor |
| Production | Clemens Köstlin | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Anna Terrassan | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Michelangelo Frammartino | Producer |
| Sound | Paolo Benvenuti | Sound |
| Production | Laura Hübler | Post Production Producer |
| Camera | Davide Lonigro | First Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Giovanni Maria Melis | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Raha Shirazi | Executive Producer |
| Art | Giliano Carli | Production Design |
| Sound | Simone Paolo Olivero | Sound |
| Camera | Viola Pagli | Second Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Vincenzo Russo | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Elio Gentile | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Editing | Benjamin Mirguet | Consulting Editor |
| Directing | Angelo Urbano | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Florian Holzner | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Fabian Weigmann | Foley Artist |
| Camera | Luca Massa | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Federica Groia | Seamstress |
| Production | Giovanna Giuliani | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stefania Grilli | Costume Design |
| Directing | Francesca Lepore | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Olivier Père | Co-Producer |
| Production | Armando Francesco Serrano | Production Runner |
| Sound | Marco Saitta | Sound Designer |
| Editing | Alessandro Pelliccia | Colorist |
| Production | Silvana Tamma | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Chiara Cerretini | Unit Manager |
| Production | Marina Perales Marhuenda | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Benni Atria | Sound Designer |
| Writing | Giovanna Giuliani | Screenplay |
| Crew | Nino Larocca | Creative Consultant |
| Writing | Michelangelo Frammartino | Story |
| Writing | Giovanna Giuliani | Creative Producer |
| Sound | Matteo Gaetani | Sound |
| Writing | Michelangelo Frammartino | Screenplay |
| Production | Giacomo Gagliardo | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Piera Boccacciaro | Administration |
| Visual Effects | Gilberto Arpioni | Visual Effects |
| Sound | Marco Saitta | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Edoardo Tozzi | Unit Manager |
| Sound | Ansgar Frerich | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Michel-Clement Franco | Second Unit Cinematographer |
| Camera | Gianluca Battelli | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Salvatore Aresu | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Federica Scipioni | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Gerolama Sale | Hairstylist |
| Art | Mirko Donati | Property Master |
| Production | Francesco Morina | Production Secretary |
| Art | Michele Lorenzo Cisola | Assistant Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stefania Bettini | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emanuela Oppido | Costume Assistant |
| Directing | Alessia Casaluci | Assistant Director Trainee |
| Costume & Make-Up | Flavia Figà Talamanca | Costume Assistant |
| Camera | Natalino Russo | Still Photographer |
| Art | Claudia Avventi | Assistant Production Design |
| Lighting | Guido Rigoni | Gaffer |
| Crew | Carlo De Silvestri | Driver |
| Crew | Francesco Salerno | Driver |
| Crew | Sergio Pozza | Carpenter |
| Lighting | Manuel Russo | Electrician |
| Camera | Luca Massa | Key Grip |
| Editing | Emanuela Tomassetti | Archival Footage Research |
| Art | Antonio Francomano | Assistant Property Master |
| Crew | Dario De Cotiis | Driver |
| Art | Antonio Fariello | Painter |
| Crew | Luciano Antonini | Driver |
| Art | Giacomo Santini | Painter |
| Lighting | Claudio Vinci | Genetator Operator |
| Crew | Piergisberto Salerno | Driver |
| Art | Luciano Della Bona | Head Carpenter |
| Crew | Stefano Rigoni | Carpenter |
| Art | Francesco Coscarella | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Giorgio Vellar | Construction Manager |
| Camera | Giovanni Gurrieri | Grip |
| Crew | Guido Rigoni | Carpenter |
| Art | Matteo Monteduro | Props |
| Camera | Vincenzo Caricari | Additional Camera |
| Crew | Alessandro Pelliccia | Post Production Supervisor |
| Art | Daphne Gastaldo | Title Designer |
| Production | Riccardo Molteni | Administration |
| Sound | Marco Stefani | Dolby Consultant |
| Visual Effects | Fred Donoghue | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Daphne Gastaldo | VFX Artist |
| Crew | Chiara Cerretini | Post Production Supervisor |
| Editing | Olga Chvileva | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Sound | Laura Hübler | Sound Post Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Jonathan Ritzel | Foley Recordist |
| Sound | Jonathan Ritzel | Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | Elise Leboucq | Accountant |
| Editing | Alessandro Pelliccia | Color Grading |
| Crew | Noémie T.J. Phillipson | Post Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Sebastian Alten | Sound Post Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Ansgar Frerich | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Marco Saitta | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Fabian Weigmann | Sound Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Gilberto Arpioni | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Enzo Lo Re | Graphic Designer |
| Sound | Sebastian Tesch | Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | Christina Demetriou | Production Assistant |
| Production | Andrea Göpfert | Accountant |
| Production | Hugo Mazzoccoli | Production Assistant |
| Production | Zihao Deng | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Fabian Weigmann | Foley |
| Sound | Christian Lerch | Dolby Consultant |
| Production | Caroline Cecconello | Administration |
| Sound | Simon Olliges | Sound Post Production Coordinator |
| Directing | Michelangelo Frammartino | Director |
| Production | Marco Serrecchia | Producer |
| Camera | Renato Berta | Director of Photography |