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Il ladro di bambini

  • 19921992
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
2.7K
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Il ladro di bambini (1992)
  • Drama
Antonio, a policeman (carabiniere), has an order to take two children (Rosetta and her brother Luciano) from Milan to Sicily to an orphanage. Their mother has been arrested for forcing Roset... Read allAntonio, a policeman (carabiniere), has an order to take two children (Rosetta and her brother Luciano) from Milan to Sicily to an orphanage. Their mother has been arrested for forcing Rosetta (11 years old) to work as a prostitute. First the relation between Antonio and the chil... Read allAntonio, a policeman (carabiniere), has an order to take two children (Rosetta and her brother Luciano) from Milan to Sicily to an orphanage. Their mother has been arrested for forcing Rosetta (11 years old) to work as a prostitute. First the relation between Antonio and the children is tough, but it relaxes so they become temporary friends.
IMDb RATING
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2.7K
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  • Director
    • Gianni Amelio
  • Writers
    • Gianni Amelio(story)
    • Sandro Petraglia(story)
    • Stefano Rulli(story)
  • Stars
    • Enrico Lo Verso
    • Valentina Scalici
    • Giuseppe Ieracitano
Top credits
  • Director
    • Gianni Amelio
  • Writers
    • Gianni Amelio(story)
    • Sandro Petraglia(story)
    • Stefano Rulli(story)
  • Stars
    • Enrico Lo Verso
    • Valentina Scalici
    • Giuseppe Ieracitano
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 12User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 18 wins & 14 nominations

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    Florence Darel and Valentina Scalici in Il ladro di bambini (1992)
    Giuseppe Ieracitano and Valentina Scalici in Il ladro di bambini (1992)
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    Il ladro di bambini (1992)
    Valentina Scalici in Il ladro di bambini (1992)
    Valentina Scalici in Il ladro di bambini (1992)
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    Il ladro di bambini (1992)
    Il ladro di bambini (1992)
    Enrico Lo Verso in Il ladro di bambini (1992)
    Valentina Scalici in Il ladro di bambini (1992)

    Top cast

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    Enrico Lo Verso
    Enrico Lo Verso
    • Antonioas Antonio
    Valentina Scalici
    Valentina Scalici
    • Rosettaas Rosetta
    Giuseppe Ieracitano
    Giuseppe Ieracitano
    • Lucianoas Luciano
    Florence Darel
    Florence Darel
    • Martineas Martine
    Marina Golovine
    • Nathalieas Nathalie
    Renato Carpentieri
    Renato Carpentieri
    • Marescialloas Maresciallo
    Vitalba Andrea
    Vitalba Andrea
    • Sorella di Antonioas Sorella di Antonio
    Fabio Alessandrini
    • Grignanias Grignani
    Vincenzo Peluso
    Vincenzo Peluso
    • Carabiniere napoletanoas Carabiniere napoletano
    Massimo De Lorenzo
    Massimo De Lorenzo
    • Papaleoas Papaleo
    Celeste Brancato
    • Signora Papaleoas Signora Papaleo
    Santo Santonocito
    • Carabiniere sicilianoas Carabiniere siciliano
    Lello Serao
    • Cliente casa Rosettaas Cliente casa Rosetta
    Agostino Zumbo
    • Sacerdote istitutoas Sacerdote istituto
    Maria Pia Di Giovanni
    • Madre Rosettaas Madre Rosetta
    Antonino Vittorioso
    • Scippatoreas Scippatore
    • Director
      • Gianni Amelio
    • Writers
      • Gianni Amelio(story) (screenplay)
      • Sandro Petraglia(story) (screenplay)
      • Stefano Rulli(story) (screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Director Gianni Amelio was inspired to write this film after reading an article in a newspaper.
    • Connections
      Edited into Lo schermo a tre punte (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Domenica bestiale
      Written and performed by Fabio Concato

      Courtesy of Warner Chappell - PolyGram Italia

    User reviews12

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Il ladro di bambini (aka Stolen Children) is the best film I have ever seen!
    The child actors are supreme and the plot development feels real from beginning to end.

    There are very few films that can make us confront a difficult issue without resorting to maudlin tears or some other form of emotional manipulation. This is one of them -- no Hollywood treatment here.

    And I like the fact that the trip is a journey -- both physically and spiritually. It starts in the north of Italy and leads us progressively towards its southern extremity in Sicily. As the children migrate to the South, our hopes and hearts warm as we come to expect a new emotional climate for them. As with any film intending to make a serious comment on the devestating nature of child abuse, something intervenes to prove to us that our hopes are premature.... This film betrays no compromise in its portrayal of innocence lost and regained and lost once again. The scene at the end with the girl comforting her brother is one of the most poignant I know in film.

    I would put this film at the top of a narrow list of films addressing childhood trauma (including "Salaam Bombay!" and "Alice in the Cities"). But the perfection of the child actors, the tremendous care of the storytelling (director Gianni Amelio co-authored the screenplay), and the generous, ambulant scenery make this film a standout that has seldom been rivaled.
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    • jimswensen
    • Aug 12, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 3, 1993 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • France
      • Switzerland
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • The Stolen Children
    • Filming locations
      • Marina di Ragusa, Ragusa, Sicily, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Erre Produzioni
      • Alia Film
      • Rai 2
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $931,280
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $17,524
      • Mar 7, 1993
    • Gross worldwide
      • $931,280
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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