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  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 2 h 2 m
  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 2 h 2 m

Summary In a little Sicilian village at the edge of a forest, Giuseppe, a boy of 13, vanishes. Luna, his classmate who loves him, refuses to accept his mysterious disappearance. She rebels against the code of silence and collusion that surrounds her, and to find him she descends into the dark world which has swallowed him up and which has a lake...

Directed By: Fabio Grassadonia, Antonio Piazza

Written By: Marco Mancassola, Antonio Piazza, Fabio Grassadonia

  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 2 h 2 m
  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 2 h 2 m

Sicilian Ghost Story

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
70
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 5 User Ratings
6.0
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Summary In a little Sicilian village at the edge of a forest, Giuseppe, a boy of 13, vanishes. Luna, his classmate who loves him, refuses to accept his mysterious disappearance. She rebels against the code of silence and collusion that surrounds her, and to find him she descends into the dark world which has swallowed him up and which has a lake...

Directed By: Fabio Grassadonia, Antonio Piazza

Written By: Marco Mancassola, Antonio Piazza, Fabio Grassadonia

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
70
67% Positive
8 Reviews
25% Mixed
3 Reviews
8% Negative
1 Review

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
70
67% Positive
8 Reviews
25% Mixed
3 Reviews
8% Negative
1 Review

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90
Nov 29, 2018
This beautifully realized movie casts a sensitive, secretive spell.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
80
Nov 29, 2018
The filmmaking doesn’t simply tell a story but makes us feel its impact.
By Jay Weissberg FULL REVIEW
80
Nov 29, 2018
Bewildering in all the right ways, this is a poetic, sublime interpretation of a sorry story. An evocative, emotional experience, it pits humanity against inhumanity, resulting in something refreshingly new.
By Alex Godfrey FULL REVIEW
70
Dec 13, 2018
Although the story can feel chilly and oblique, it gets under your skin.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW
70
Nov 29, 2018
The heady fusion of teenage romance, gothic fantasy and Mafia thriller becomes an immersive, atmospheric drama.
By Allan Hunter FULL REVIEW
60
Aug 14, 2018
It’s a film whose initial charge of mystery and intensity dissipates over its running time, the narrative impetus slows, and there is that question of tone that is very much not solved by the revelation at the end. These drawbacks are offset by the directors’ terrific confidence and visual style.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW
38
Nov 21, 2018
The film is determinedly unclassifiable, blurring genres with a fervor that grows tedious.
By Chuck Bowen FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 5 User Ratings
6.0
60% Positive
3 Ratings
20% Mixed
1 Rating
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20% Mixed
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Production Company Cristaldi Pictures, Indigo Film, MACT Productions, JPG Films, Ventura Film, RSI-Radiotelevisione Svizzera, SRG - SSR, Rai Cinema, Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo (MiBACT), Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Eurimages, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Regione Siciliana, Sicilia Film Commission, Sensi Contemporanei Cinema e Audiovisivo, Sundance Feature Film Program, CNC Aide aux cinémas du monde - Institut Français
Release Date Nov 30, 2018
Duration 2 h 2 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website https://www.facebook.com/sicilianghoststory/
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Awards

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
• 2 Wins & 4 Nominations
David di Donatello Awards
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
International Cinephile Society Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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