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Sicilian Ghost Story (Original title)
Dates: 2017 (Copyright), 2017 (Production)

Countries: Italy, France, Switzerland, USA

Director: Fabio Grassadonia, Antonio Piazza

Synopsis: Against a heavy cloak of secrecy, a 12-year-old girl smitten with her handsome classmate ventures deeper and deeper into the enchanted Sicilian forests to find him, unaware of just how thick is the mystery behind his strange disappearance.

Genres:
Drama, Crime

Subjects:
Mafia, Kidnapping
Releases
Date: 18 May 2017Country: ItalyRelease type: TheatricalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 122 mins Dialogue (original): ItalianDistributor: BIM Distribuzione
Date: August 2018Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 122 mins Dialogue (original): Italian / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Date: 03 August 2018Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 122 mins Dialogue (original): Italian / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: Altitude Film Entertainment

Credits (82)
©: Indigo Film, ©: Cristaldi Pics, ©: MACT Productions, ©: JPG Films, ©: Ventura Film, a co-production of: Indigo Film, a co-production of: Cristaldi Pics, Rai Cinema, in co-production with: MACT Productions, in co-production with: JPG Films, in co-production with: Ventura Film, RSI - Radiotelevisione Svizzera, with the support of the: Programma Europa Creativa dell'Unione Europea, recognized as a film of cultural interest with the economic contribution of the: Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo, with the support of: Assessorato Turismo Sport e Spettacolo Uffico Speciale per il Cinema e L'audiovisivo Regione Siciliana, in the context of: Programma Sensi Contemporanei Cinema, film developed with the support of the: Fondo Bilaterale per lo Sviluppo di Coproduzioni di Opere Cinematografiche Italo-Francesi, with the participation of: Aide aux Cinémas du Monde, with the participation of: Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, Institut Français, in association with: Cofinova 13, in association with: Indéfilms 5, Filmcoopi Zurigo, film supported by: Sundance Institute Feature Film Program, with the support of: Eurimages, production realized in collaboration with: Omnia Film, This film was also created thanks to the use of the: n. 244 Credito d'Imposta previsto dalla legge 24 Dicembre 2007, An Indigo Film, Cristaldi Pics, MACT Productions, JPG Films, Ventura Film production: Indigo Film, An Indigo Film, Cristaldi Pics, MACT Productions, JPG Films, Ventura Film production: Cristaldi Pics, An Indigo Film, Cristaldi Pics, MACT Productions, JPG Films, Ventura Film production: MACT Productions, An Indigo Film, Cristaldi Pics, MACT Productions, JPG Films, Ventura Film production: JPG Films, Ventura Film, work realized with the support of the: Regione Lazio Fondo Regionale per il Cinema e l’Audiovisivo, present: Indigo Film, present: Cristaldi Pics, Rai Cinema, International Sales: The Match Factory, Executive Producer: Francesco Tatò, Produced by: Nicola Giuliano, Produced by: Francesca Cima, Produced by: Carlotta Calori, Produced by: Massimo Cristaldi, Co-produced by: Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre, Co-produced by: Jean-Pierre Guérin, Co-produced by: Elda Guidinetti, Co-produced by: Andres Pfaeffli, Walter Bortolotti, Production Manager: Stefano D'Avella, Location Manager: Ugo Polizzi, Location Manager: Chiara Scardamaglia, Post-production Co-ordinator: Filippo Pichi, Post-production Co-ordinator: Paolo Centore, Assistant Director: Lorenzo Grasso, Casting: Maurilio Mangano, Written by: Fabio Grassadonia, Written by: Antonio Piazza, Loosely based on the story Un cavaliere bianco by: Marco Mancassola, Script Consultant: Franz Rodenkirchen, Director of Photography: Luca Bigazzi, B Camera Operator: Luan Amelio, Steadicam Operator: Luca Dell'oro, Stills Photography: Giulia Parlato, Visual Effects: Chromatica Visual Effects, Special Effects: Ghost SFX, Editor: Cristiano Travaglioli, Art Director: Marco Dentici, Costume Designer: Antonella Cannarozzi, Make-up: Frederique Foglia, Hair Stylist: Samankta Mura, Titles: KM Studio, Colourist: Andrea Orsini, Original Music: Soap&Skin, Original Music: Anton Spielman, Sound Design: Cristiano Travaglioli, Sound Design: Francesco di Stefano, Sound: Guillaume Sciama, Re-recording Mixer: Paolo Segat, Sound Editor: Emanuela di Giunta, Stunts: Gionata Marzeddu, Stunts: Samuele Brancato
Cast (18)
Julia Jedlikowska (Luna), Gaetano Fernandez (Giuseppe), Corrine Musallari (Loredana), Lorenzo Curcio (Mariano), Andrea Falzone (Nino), Federico Finocchiaro (Calogero), Vincenzo Amato (Luna's father), Sabine Timoteo (Luna's mother), Filippo Luna (U’ Nanu), Vincenzo Crivello (the German), Gabriele Falsetta (Giufà), Chiara Muscato, Dino Santoro (Chiodo), Giuditta Perriera, Maurizio Bologna, Rosario Terranova (Scannacristiani), Baldassare Tre Re (Venatura), Nino Prester (Giuseppe's grandfather)