Monica Bellucci

Giuseppe Sulfaro

Luciano Federico

Matilde Piana

Pietro Notarianni

Gaetano Aronica

Gilberto Idonea

Angelo Pellegrino

Gabriella Di Luzio

Pippo Provvidenti

Maria Terranova

Marcello Catalano

Elisa Morucci

Domenico Gennaro

Vitalba Andrea

Pippo Pattavina

Franco Catalano

Daniele Arena

Giovanni Litrico

Gianluca Guarrera

Michel Daniel Bramanti

Giuseppe Zizzo

Totò Borgese

Emanuele Gullotto

Aurora Quattrocchi

Claudia Muzii

Ornella Giusto

Conchita Puglisi

Noemi Giarratana

Paola Pace

Lucia Sardo

Salvatore Martino

Vanni Bramati

Giovanni Martorana

Claudio Castrogiovanni

Alessandro Cremona

Claudio Piano

Antonello Puglisi

Patrizia De Libero

Giovanni Febraro

Fabrizio Ferracane

Orio Scaduto

Fausto Siddi

Antonio Fulfaro

Turi Killer

Giuseppe Tornatore

Harvey Weinstein

Ennio Morricone

Lajos Koltai

Massimo Quaglia

Teresa Moneo

Rick Schwartz

Bruno Cesari

Maurizio Millenotti

Andrea Costantini

Marco Olivieri

Paolo Pioggia

Fulvio Rossi

Attilio Viti

Luciano Vincenzoni

Adolfo Onorati

Francesco Frigeri

Alessandro Bertolazzi

Elisabetta Emidi

Alessandro Aronadio

Francesco Bovino

Davide Cincis

Alberto Mangiante

Barbara Pastrovich

Piera Tornatore

Paolo Amici

Benni Atria

Gaetano Carito

Enzo Diliberto

Pierpaolo Merafino

Roberto Moroni

Daniele Quadroli

David Quadroli

Daniel Acon

Antonio Corridori

Maurizio Corridori

Claudio Quaglietti

Massimo Cristofanelli

David Bush

Manfred Büttner

Giovanni Gebbia

Elena Bindi

Mario Cotone

Carlo Bernasconi

Bob Weinstein

Drama

Malèna

Medusa Film

Miramax

Pacific Pictures

Italy

United States of America

TheRealMina

This movie is a masterpiece of storytelling. It explores the themes of loss, grief, and growing up in a captivating way that resonates with anyone who has faced challenges in life. It balances the drama with moments of humor, especially in the interactions between the young boy and his father, who have a realistic and touching bond. The ending was satisfying and emotional. The movie also excels in its visual aspects, with stunning cinematography, art direction, and setting that create a vivid atmosphere of the Sicilian culture and lifestyle of the time period in which the movie is set. The casting was spot on, with the young actor and Monica Bellucci delivering outstanding performances. Bellucci in particular impressed me with her expressive eyes in the market scene, where she conveyed the character’s feelings without words. As a man, I related a lot to Giuseppe Sulfaro character and his coming of age. Honestly, I didn't think I was going to like this movie as much I did when it finished. Rarely do I ever bother writing reviews for a movie I liked but this one I loved. Definitely worth a watch.