SummaryIn a little Sicilian village at the edge of a forest, Giuseppe, a boy of 13, vanishes. Luna, his classmate who loves him, refuses to accept his mysterious disappearance. She rebels against the code of silence and collusion that surrounds her, and to find him she descends into the dark world which has swallowed him up and which has a lake as its m... Read More
Directed By:Fabio Grassadonia, Antonio Piazza
Written By:Fabio Grassadonia, Antonio Piazza, Marco Mancassola
Sicilian Ghost Story
Metascore
Generally Favorable
70
User score
Mixed or Average
6.0
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
67% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
25% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
8% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Nov 29, 2018
90
This beautifully realized movie casts a sensitive, secretive spell.
Nov 29, 2018
80
Bewildering in all the right ways, this is a poetic, sublime interpretation of a sorry story. An evocative, emotional experience, it pits humanity against inhumanity, resulting in something refreshingly new.
Dec 13, 2018
70
Although the story can feel chilly and oblique, it gets under your skin.
Nov 29, 2018
70
The heady fusion of teenage romance, gothic fantasy and Mafia thriller becomes an immersive, atmospheric drama.
Aug 14, 2018
60
It’s a film whose initial charge of mystery and intensity dissipates over its running time, the narrative impetus slows, and there is that question of tone that is very much not solved by the revelation at the end. These drawbacks are offset by the directors’ terrific confidence and visual style.
Nov 21, 2018
38
The film is determinedly unclassifiable, blurring genres with a fervor that grows tedious.
User score
Mixed or Average
60% Positive
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20% Mixed
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Nov 28, 2021
5
This film didn't really work for me. What I mean is, it was relatively atmospheric, quite quriky and there was a somewhat nice sense of atmosphere but I couldn't quite get my head around what was going on in the plot. I usually quite like films that are a bit sombre and quiet, thoughtful etc. but this film seemed a bit overly padded, time wise and I felt not too sure quite what was going on. It just didn't quite work for me and yet it looks, at times, really quite good and I felt like I should be following it more than I did. Its good on one level but it doesn't work on another, so overall I can't really recommend it as such, no - it needs more substance to really work well, I feel.
Production Company:
- Cristaldi Pictures
- Indigo Film
- MACT Productions
- JPG Films
- Ventura Film
- RSI-Radiotelevisione Svizzera
- SRG - SSR
- Rai Cinema
- Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo (MiBACT)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
- Eurimages
- MEDIA Programme of the European Union
- Regione Siciliana
- Sicilia Film Commission
- Sensi Contemporanei Cinema e Audiovisivo
- Sundance Feature Film Program
- CNC Aide aux cinémas du monde - Institut Français
Release Date:Nov 30, 2018
Duration:2 h 2 m
Awards
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
• 2 Wins & 4 Nominations
David di Donatello Awards
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
International Cinephile Society Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
