In a tiny community enclosed by wheat fields, the adults shelter indoors, while six children venture out on their bikes across the scorched, deserted countryside. Exploring a dilapidated and uninhabited farmhouse, nine-year-old Michele discovers a secret so momentous, so terrible, that he dares not tell anyone about it …
Directed by Gabriele Salvatores
countryside
italy
chained
child kidnapping
child in deephole
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Letterboxd
3.7 / 5
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Cast
Giuseppe Cristiano
Michele
Dino Abbrescia
Pino Amitrano
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Anna
Diego Abatantuono
Sergio
Riccardo Zinna
Pietro
Antonella Stefanucci
Assunta
Giorgio Careccia
Felice
Susi Sánchez
madre di Filippo
Crew
Gabriele Salvatores
Director
Niccolò Ammaniti
Screenplay
Francesca Marciano
Screenplay
Giancarlo Basili
Production Design
Niccolò Ammaniti
Novel
Popular Reviews
29 reviews
leoswrrv
8.0★ · 04/15/26
io ho tanta tanta paura
io ho tanta tanta paura
Younes
8.0★ · 04/01/26
Il libro mi ha sempre dato la sensazione di dire bene la maggior parte delle cose ma di dirne troppo poche. Questo film ha un respiro più ampio, bella perla
Il libro mi ha sempre dato la sensazione di dire bene la maggior parte delle cose ma di dirne troppo poche. Questo film ha un respiro più ampio, bella perla
lawlor
7.0★ · 12/17/22
i forgot i watched this movie a while back. my italian teacher showed it to us. it’s a coming of age story that molds itself around the real problem of random kidnapping that was prevalent in italy during the 1970’s. i thought this was executed quite well as we as the audience had a fair idea of what was going on but we saw the situation through the eyes of michele who is only nine years old. although he couldn’t entirely grasp the situation he understood something was wrong and he must be secretive about it. i thought the sound was good as while watching i could almost feel the thick dry of the hot southern italy summer heat. good watch and afterwards my italian teacher told us a story of how when he served for italy he went on a random kidnapping rescue mission.
i forgot i watched this movie a while back. my italian teacher showed it to us. it’s a coming of age story that molds itself around the real problem of random kidnapping that was prevalent in italy during the 1970’s. i thought this was executed quite well as we as the audience had a fair idea of what was going on but we saw the situation through the eyes of michele who is only nine years old. although he couldn’t entirely grasp the situation he understood something was wrong and he must be secretive about it. i thought the sound was good as while watching i could almost feel the thick dry of the hot southern italy summer heat. good watch and afterwards my italian teacher told us a story of how when he served for italy he went on a random kidnapping rescue mission.
K
8.5★ · 05/22/21
i recently rewatched this after not seeing it since i was young and it is truly a beautiful well made movie
i recently rewatched this after not seeing it since i was young and it is truly a beautiful well made movie
