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22/09/2021 Drama 1h 33m
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Overview

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.

  1. Michelangelo Frammartino

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Nicola Lanza

    Zi' Nicola

  2. Antonio Lanza

  3. Leonardo Larocca

    Doctor

  4. Claudia Candusso

    Speleologist

  5. Mila Costi

    Speleologist

  6. Carlos José Crespo

    Speleologist

  7. Jacopo Elia

    Speleologist

  8. Federico Gregoretti

    Speleologist

  9. Giovanbattista Sauro

    Speleologist

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-11
With virtually no dialogue at all, this is the ultimate observational documentary - with two strands. The first centres around the recreation of a speleological expedition (from 1961) to explore a cave that stretches deep under the Calabrian plateau. The second features an elderly, weather-beaten, shepherd (Antonio Lanza), whose only means of communication appears to be using sounds similar to those emanating from his herd of cattle. It's not immediately obvious at the start, but gradually - and subliminally - the two stories intertwine with a gentle intensity. The cave has something visceral ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
Italian

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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