Acla's Descent into Floristella
La discesa di Aclà a Floristella
Watch Acla's Descent into Floristella at FMovies. Set in Sicily in the 1930's, Aurelio Grimaldi's feature debut chronicles the harsh story of twelve-year-old boy, Aclà, sold into slavery by his destitute parents to work in the underground Floristella sulfur mines. Overworked and underfed, Aclà toils from Monday to Saturday in the steamy, candle-lit labyrinths. Repeatedly beaten and abused by his "owner" and with constant threats of being raped, Aclà plots his escape to the sea...
- Genre: Drama
- Country: Italy
- Director: Aurelio Grimaldi
- Cast: Francesco Cusimano, Tony Sperandeo, Luigi Maria Burruano, Lucia Sardo, Giovanni Alamia, Giuseppe Calcagno, Benedetto Raneli, Giuseppe Cusimano, Rita Barbanera, Salvatore Scianna, Ignazio Donato, Luciano Venturino, Tano Cimarosa, Giuseppe Calcagno,
