
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.
Cast
Nicola Lanza
Zi' Nicola
Antonio Lanza
Unknown
Leonardo Larocca
Doctor
Claudia Candusso
Speleologist
Mila Costi
Speleologist
Carlos José Crespo
Speleologist
Jacopo Elia
Speleologist
Federico Gregoretti
Speleologist
Giovanbattista Sauro
Speleologist
Angelo Spadaro
Speleologist
Enrico Troisi
Speleologist
Denise Trombin
Speleologist
Luca Vinai
Speleologist
Leonardo Zaccaro
Speleologist
Paolo Cossi
Speleologist and Drawer
Pietro Armentano
Shepherd
Giuseppe Campolongo
Shepherd
Pietro Pittelli
Shepherd / Traffic Policeman
Angelo Antonio Santagada
Shepherd
Domenico Bruno
Soldier
Antonio Capristo
Soldier
Giuseppe Antonini
Support Team Speleologist
Angelo Iemmolo
Support Team Speleologist
Nino Larocca
Support Team Speleologist
Gianluca Selleri
Support Team Speleologist
Mirko Mangini
Support Team Speleologist
Maria Rosaria Marchetti
Support Team Speleologist
Giovanni Gurrieri
Support Team Speleologist
Francesco Fisichella
Support Team Speleologist
Antonio Occhipinti
Support Team Speleologist
Alessia Casaluci
Support Team Speleologist
Roberto de Marco
Support Team Speleologist
Francesco Ferraro
Support Team Speleologist
Ilaria de Marco
Support Team Speleologist
Giuseppe Carbone
Priest
Giuseppe Pizzati
Stationmaster
Pietro Criaco
Ticket Collector
Antonio Sgambelluri
Station Worker
Santoro Crea
Military Driver
Domenico Romeo
Station Bricklayer
Cosimo Pulitanó
Male Master Corporal in Uniform
Salvatore Restieri
Deacon
Enzo Pittelli
Carabiniere
Giovanni Mortati
Site Manager
Nicola Vito
Butcher
Giuseppe Francomano
Sacristan
Crew
Laura Hübler
Sound Post Production Coordinator, Post Production Producer
Sebastian Alten
Sound Post Production Coordinator
Simon Olliges
Sound Post Production Coordinator

Michelangelo Frammartino
Director, Screenplay, Story, Producer

Giovanna Giuliani
Screenplay, Casting, Creative Producer
Benni Atria
Editor, Sound Designer
Anna Terrassan
Assistant Editor

Renato Berta
Director of Photography
Alessandro Pelliccia
Colorist, Color Grading, Post Production Supervisor
Vincenzo Russo
First Assistant Director
Angelo Urbano
First Assistant Director
Giovanni Maria Melis
Second Assistant Director
Silvana Tamma
Production Coordinator
Giacomo Gagliardo
Production Coordinator
Clemens Köstlin
Executive Producer

Raha Shirazi
Executive Producer
Marina Perales Marhuenda
Executive Producer

Philippe Bober
Producer
Marco Serrecchia
Producer

Olivier Père
Co-Producer
Christina Demetriou
Production Assistant
Hugo Mazzoccoli
Production Assistant
Zihao Deng
Production Assistant
Armando Francesco Serrano
Production Runner

Giliano Carli
Production Design
Luca Massa
Camera Operator, Key Grip
Gianluca Battelli
Assistant Camera
Davide Lonigro
First Assistant Camera
Viola Pagli
Second Assistant Camera
Vincenzo Caricari
Additional Camera
Chiara Cerretini
Post Production Supervisor, Unit Manager
Noémie T.J. Phillipson
Post Production Supervisor
Salvatore Aresu
Assistant Costume Designer
Federica Scipioni
Assistant Costume Designer
Stefania Grilli
Costume Design
Emanuela Oppido
Costume Assistant
Flavia Figà Talamanca
Costume Assistant
Maria Gerolama Sale
Hairstylist
Stefania Bettini
Assistant Hairstylist
Michel-Clement Franco
Second Unit Cinematographer
Florian Holzner
Sound Designer
Marco Saitta
Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Mixer
Jonathan Ritzel
Sound Effects Editor, Foley Recordist
Fabian Weigmann
Sound Effects Editor, Foley Artist, Foley
Sebastian Tesch
Sound Effects Editor
Ansgar Frerich
Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Mixer
Paolo Benvenuti
Sound
Simone Paolo Olivero
Sound
Matteo Gaetani
Sound
Marco Stefani
Dolby Consultant
Christian Lerch
Dolby Consultant
Gilberto Arpioni
Visual Effects Supervisor, Visual Effects
Fred Donoghue
Visual Effects Coordinator
Daphne Gastaldo
VFX Artist, Title Designer
Elise Leboucq
Accountant
Andrea Göpfert
Accountant
Antonio Fariello
Painter
Giacomo Santini
Painter
Giorgio Vellar
Construction Manager
Matteo Monteduro
Props
Natalino Russo
Still Photographer
Nino Larocca
Creative Consultant
Benjamin Mirguet
Consulting Editor
Francesca Lepore
Script Supervisor
Manuel Russo
Electrician
Luciano Della Bona
Head Carpenter
Sergio Pozza
Carpenter
Stefano Rigoni
Carpenter
Guido Rigoni
Carpenter, Gaffer
Carlo De Silvestri
Driver
Francesco Salerno
Driver
Dario De Cotiis
Driver
Luciano Antonini
Driver
Piergisberto Salerno
Driver
Mirko Donati
Property Master
Antonio Francomano
Assistant Property Master
Francesco Coscarella
Assistant Property Master
Alessia Casaluci
Assistant Director Trainee
Michele Lorenzo Cisola
Assistant Production Design
Claudia Avventi
Assistant Production Design
Emanuela Tomassetti
Archival Footage Research
Claudio Vinci
Genetator Operator
Olga Chvileva
Digital Intermediate Producer
Giovanni Gurrieri
Grip
Federica Groia
Seamstress
Elio Gentile
Digital Imaging Technician
Edoardo Tozzi
Unit Manager
Piera Boccacciaro
Administration
Riccardo Molteni
Administration
Caroline Cecconello
Administration
Francesco Morina
Production Secretary
Enzo Lo Re
Graphic Designer



















