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Summary
In August 1961, speleologists from Italy’s booming North arrive on a Calabrian plateau where time stands still. The intruders discover one of the world’s deepest caves, the Bifurto Abyss, under the gaze of an old shepherd, the only witness of the pristine territory.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+12)
Critics 82Audiences 70GoodWatch 66
Tomatometer86%
Metascore78
Letterboxd · 10 K ratings3.7/5
IMDb6.6
Running time
1 h 33 min
Shorter than most dramas, −16 min on the typical 109
typical 10993Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 19 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
+9Released
2021
September 22, 2021
5 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Italian
Original language
Made in
Germany
France
Italy
Directing · 6
- Michelangelo Frammartino Director, Story, Screenplay, Producer
- Vincenzo Russo First Assistant Director
- Francesca Lepore Script Supervisor
- Alessia Casaluci Assistant Director Trainee
- Giovanni Maria Melis Second Assistant Director
- Angelo Urbano First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Giovanna Giuliani Screenplay, Creative Producer, Casting
Production · 21
- Clemens Köstlin Executive Producer
- Marina Perales Marhuenda Executive Producer
- Raha Shirazi Executive Producer
- Marco Serrecchia Producer
- Philippe Bober Producer
- Silvana Tamma Production Coordinator
Camera · 9
- Renato Berta Director of Photography
- Luca Massa Camera Operator, Key Grip
- Elio Gentile Digital Imaging Technician
- Gianluca Battelli Assistant Camera
- Viola Pagli Second Assistant Camera
- Vincenzo Caricari Additional Camera
Editing · 6
- Benni Atria Editor, Sound Designer
- Anna Terrassan Assistant Editor
- Benjamin Mirguet Consulting Editor
- Alessandro Pelliccia Color Grading, Colorist, Post Production Supervisor
- Olga Chvileva Digital Intermediate Producer
- Emanuela Tomassetti Archival Footage Research
Sound · 13
- Marco Saitta Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Mixer
- Florian Holzner Sound Designer
- Ansgar Frerich Sound Mixer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Paolo Benvenuti Sound
- Sebastian Tesch Sound Effects Editor
- Jonathan Ritzel Foley Recordist, Sound Effects Editor
Art · 13
- Giliano Carli Production Design
- Francesco Coscarella Assistant Property Master
- Daphne Gastaldo Title Designer, VFX Artist
- Giacomo Santini Painter
- Matteo Monteduro Props
- Mirko Donati Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 8
- Stefania Grilli Costume Design
- Stefania Bettini Assistant Hairstylist
- Federica Groia Seamstress
- Flavia Figà Talamanca Costume Assistant
- Emanuela Oppido Costume Assistant
- Federica Scipioni Assistant Costume Designer
Visual Effects · 2
- Gilberto Arpioni Visual Effects, Visual Effects Supervisor
- Fred Donoghue Visual Effects Coordinator
Lighting · 3
- Guido Rigoni Gaffer, Carpenter
- Claudio Vinci Genetator Operator
- Manuel Russo Electrician
Other crew · 10
- Michel-Clement Franco Second Unit Cinematographer
- Noémie T.J. Phillipson Post Production Supervisor
- Carlo De Silvestri Driver
- Sergio Pozza Carpenter
- Nino Larocca Creative Consultant
- Stefano Rigoni Carpenter
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