Acla's Descent into Floristella
1992 · 86 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 442 VOTES · DIR. Aurelio Grimaldi
Overview
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...
Dialogue Timeline — 606 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:22 Concerta Rizzuto became pregnant at seventeen.
00:03:50 Acla will go with them,...
00:07:35 I got sulphur in my bones.
00:12:47 Listen in here they lower your prick and pride.
00:16:10 You included!
00:17:51 with a pretty little ass!
00:22:16 For what?
00:25:35 Ciccu Mantarbanu.
00:29:34 Oh, let me breathe!
00:33:45 Hey, friends!
00:37:33 None of you can read, not even the cat.
00:39:09 we 'here', she meant,...
00:41:44 What's that?
00:43:03 Can you swim?
00:45:08 You'll have fun there.
00:49:09 They stole everything!
00:53:05 Don't they understand, that the Baron is coming?
00:57:00 He always wears his cloth.
00:59:55 What's lust?
01:02:55 Where is Acla?
01:06:14 Second prize!
01:08:24 I became a work-boy at seven.
01:10:24 Is he hiding?
01:19:58 Acla, if you want, I'll go in your place.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed606
Dialogue density7.0 lines / min
First line00:01:22
Final line01:19:58
Production Record
DirectorAurelio Grimaldi
LanguageItalian
IMDb votes442