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The Stolen Children

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1hr 48min
Genres:
Action,Drama
Release:
1992
Director:
Gianni Amelio
Starring:
Enrico Lo Verso, Valentina Scalici, Giuseppe Ieracitano  ...more
Synopsis: A self-described son of neorealism, director Gianni Amelio utilized non-professional actors, authentic locations, and unadorned filmmaking techniques to create this honest, uncompromising look at modern Italy and its faltering human relations. Il Ladro di Bambini (The Stolen Children) begins in Milan, where Sicilian siblings Rosetta (Valentina Scalici), 11, and Luciano (Giuseppe Ieracitano), nine, live with their destitute mother. The woman regularly prostitutes Rosetta and is arrested; her children ... Full Synopsis
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Aubry Anne D'Arminio, AMG Review
Gianni Amelio's Il Ladro di Bambini is a moving and beautiful film with an extraordinary power in its simplicity. Its story is small, its pace slow and deliberate, and its actors quietly and naturally reveal themselves through gestures and reactions; there is no sensationalism, and for a tale in which a preteen is made into a prostitute, fornication is decidedly absent. There is no preaching; its calm ... Full Review
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