The Stolen children = Il Ladro di bambini

Italy, 1992

Film
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Two children, Rosetta and Giusseppe are victims of a child prostitution ring. After their mother is arrested, they are taken by Antonio the Carabiniere from the North to the South of Italy, looking for an orphanage that will take the children. The children have learned to trust no-one, not even each other, yet this journey with Antonio begins to break down the barriers that the children have always had to maintain. This very special, rewarding film was the winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival and has been universally hailed as one of the finest Italian films released in many years. Stars Enrico Lo Verso, Valentina Scalici and Giuseppe Ieracitano.

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Credits

director

Gianni Amelio

producer

Angelo Rizzoli

production company

Alia Film

Erre Produzioni

Raidue

Duration

01:50:00:00

Production places
Italy
Production dates
1992

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

305125

Language

Italian

Audience classification

MA

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q647997

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