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Drama

Il Buco

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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.

Release Date : 2021-09-22

Language :Italian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Doppio Nodo Double BindRAI CinemaSociété Parisienne de ProductionEssential Filmproduktion

Production Country : GermanyFranceItaly

Alternative Titles : The Hole

Cast

Nicola Lanza

Character Name : Zi' Nicola

Original Name : Nicola Lanza

Gender : Male

Antonio Lanza

Character Name :

Original Name : Antonio Lanza

Gender : Male

Leonardo Larocca

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Leonardo Larocca

Gender : Male

Claudia Candusso

Character Name : Speleologist

Original Name : Claudia Candusso

Gender : Male

Mila Costi

Character Name : Speleologist

Original Name : Mila Costi

Gender : Male

Carlos José Crespo

Character Name : Speleologist

Original Name : Carlos José Crespo

Gender : Male

Jacopo Elia

Character Name : Speleologist

Original Name : Jacopo Elia

Gender : Male

Federico Gregoretti

Character Name : Speleologist

Original Name : Federico Gregoretti

Gender : Male

Giovanbattista Sauro

Character Name : Speleologist

Original Name : Giovanbattista Sauro

Gender : Male

Angelo Spadaro

Character Name : Speleologist

Original Name : Angelo Spadaro

Gender : Male

Enrico Troisi

Character Name : Speleologist

Original Name : Enrico Troisi

Gender : Male

Denise Trombin

Character Name : Speleologist

Original Name : Denise Trombin

Gender : Male

Luca Vinai

Character Name : Speleologist

Original Name : Luca Vinai

Gender : Male

Leonardo Zaccaro

Character Name : Speleologist

Original Name : Leonardo Zaccaro

Gender : Male

Paolo Cossi

Character Name : Speleologist and Drawer

Original Name : Paolo Cossi

Gender : Male

Pietro Armentano

Character Name : Shepherd

Original Name : Pietro Armentano

Gender : Male

Giuseppe Campolongo

Character Name : Shepherd

Original Name : Giuseppe Campolongo

Gender : Male

Pietro Pittelli

Character Name : Shepherd / Traffic Policeman

Original Name : Pietro Pittelli

Gender : Male

Angelo Antonio Santagada

Character Name : Shepherd

Original Name : Angelo Antonio Santagada

Gender : Male

Domenico Bruno

Character Name : Soldier

Original Name : Domenico Bruno

Gender : Male

Antonio Capristo

Character Name : Soldier

Original Name : Antonio Capristo

Gender : Male

Giuseppe Antonini

Character Name : Support Team Speleologist

Original Name : Giuseppe Antonini

Gender : Male

Angelo Iemmolo

Character Name : Support Team Speleologist

Original Name : Angelo Iemmolo

Gender : Male

Nino Larocca

Character Name : Support Team Speleologist

Original Name : Nino Larocca

Gender : Male

Gianluca Selleri

Character Name : Support Team Speleologist

Original Name : Gianluca Selleri

Gender : Male

Mirko Mangini

Character Name : Support Team Speleologist

Original Name : Mirko Mangini

Gender : Male

Maria Rosaria Marchetti

Character Name : Support Team Speleologist

Original Name : Maria Rosaria Marchetti

Gender : Male

Giovanni Gurrieri

Character Name : Support Team Speleologist

Original Name : Giovanni Gurrieri

Gender : Male

Francesco Fisichella

Character Name : Support Team Speleologist

Original Name : Francesco Fisichella

Gender : Male

Antonio Occhipinti

Character Name : Support Team Speleologist

Original Name : Antonio Occhipinti

Gender : Male

Alessia Casaluci

Character Name : Support Team Speleologist

Original Name : Alessia Casaluci

Gender : Male

Roberto de Marco

Character Name : Support Team Speleologist

Original Name : Roberto de Marco

Gender : Male

Francesco Ferraro

Character Name : Support Team Speleologist

Original Name : Francesco Ferraro

Gender : Male

Ilaria de Marco

Character Name : Support Team Speleologist

Original Name : Ilaria de Marco

Gender : Male

Giuseppe Carbone

Character Name : Priest

Original Name : Giuseppe Carbone

Gender : Male

Giuseppe Pizzati

Character Name : Stationmaster

Original Name : Giuseppe Pizzati

Gender : Male

Pietro Criaco

Character Name : Ticket Collector

Original Name : Pietro Criaco

Gender : Male

Antonio Sgambelluri

Character Name : Station Worker

Original Name : Antonio Sgambelluri

Gender : Male

Santoro Crea

Character Name : Military Driver

Original Name : Santoro Crea

Gender : Male

Domenico Romeo

Character Name : Station Bricklayer

Original Name : Domenico Romeo

Gender : Male

Cosimo Pulitanó

Character Name : Male Master Corporal in Uniform

Original Name : Cosimo Pulitanó

Gender : Male

Salvatore Restieri

Character Name : Deacon

Original Name : Salvatore Restieri

Gender : Male

Enzo Pittelli

Character Name : Carabiniere

Original Name : Enzo Pittelli

Gender : Male

Giovanni Mortati

Character Name : Site Manager

Original Name : Giovanni Mortati

Gender : Male

Nicola Vito

Character Name : Butcher

Original Name : Nicola Vito

Gender : Male

Giuseppe Francomano

Character Name : Sacristan

Original Name : Giuseppe Francomano

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

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 about it. It's entrance has a kind of primordiality that one could easily imagine being the site of some ancient pagan, mother Earth, rituals. What is also notable from the outset is the technologically basic nature of their work. They attempt to measure the depth of the cave by using burning embers to light their way. Their mapping is all hand (and ink) drawn. Not an iPad or laptop in sight whilst they sleep three in a tent regularly visited by the obliviously grazing residents. Meanwhile the elder gent watches on, seemingly imperviously, until he takes a bit of a turn and is sought by his colleagues before being attended by a doctor who clearly deduces, again without any language, that he is soon to move onto a different plateau. The audio is interesting. The lack of speech allows us to hear the noises of the water, the wind, the animals and that is quite effective. The photography is also pretty stunning, especially down the hole where the rock formations offer all sorts of shadows and textures for what little light the surveyor's helmet-lamps can provide. It is creepy and claustrophobic - I felt that this was just not a place where man belonged. There is a simplicity to this whole production that, though perhaps a little slow at times, offers a glimpse of both nature (natural and human) that has evolved little over many years, and I found it curiously compelling to watch.