SYNOPSIS: Set in Sicily in the 1930's, Aurelio Grimaldi's feature debut chronicles the harsh story of twelve-year-old boy, Acla, sold into slavery by his destitute parents to work in the underground Floristella sulfur mines.

Overworked and underfed, Acla toils from Monday to Saturday in the steamy, candle-lit labyrinths.  Repeatedly beaten and abused by his "owner" and with constant threat of being raped, Acla plots his escape to the sea...but this leads to dire consequences for the boy and his family.

EDITORIAL REVIEW: Yes, this is THE Acla officially released to DVD (not a DVD-R).  As usual, this film (like all of our films) is uncut.  Replace your old worn out VHS with this DVD and revisit this fantastic, classic coming of age film.

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STARRING: Francesco Cusimano, Tony Sperandeo, Luigi Maria Burruano, Lucia Sardo, Giovanni Alamia, Giuseppe Cusimano.
AVAILABILITY: In stock! Ships within one business day.
LENGTH: 84 minutes.
LANGUAGE: Italian, with ENGLISH SUBTITLES.
SPECIAL FEATURES: 1.33:1 (4:3 Full Screen); 2.0 Stereo; 1 disc; Chapter selection; Photo gallery; Uncut.
VIEWER DISCRETION: Moderate to extensive nudity, sexual situations, violence, coarse language.
PICTURE QUALITY: Good to very good picture quality. (what's this mean?)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Italy (1992).
ALSO KNOWN AS: Acla's Decent Into Floristella / Discesa di Aclą a Floristella, La
DATE ADDED TO OUR LIBRARY:  December, 2006.
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