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Act of Sorrow (1990)

108 min | Drama

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In Milan, Elena is a widow and has to raise alone her two children, Martina and Sandro. When she learns that her son is addicted, she tries to get him out of the hell of drugs.

Director

Pasquale Squitieri

Writers

Nanni Balestrini | Sergio Bianchi (screenplay) (story) | Pasquale Squitieri (screenplay) (story) | Fabio Traversa

Cinematographer

Romano Albani

Editor

Fiorenza Muller

Production Designer

Massimo Carubelli

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Edit Released

Updated Aug 30, 1990

Release date

May 3, 1991 (Italy)

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
35 cast members

Name	STARmeter	Known for
Claudia Cardinale Elena Elena See fewer	92	Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Bruno Cremer Armando Armando See fewer	Members only	Sorcerer (1977)
Karl Zinny Sandro Sandro See fewer	Members only	The Final Executioner (1984)
Giulia Boschi Martina Martina See fewer	Members only	Pianoforte (1984)
Memè Perlini Ramella Ramella See fewer	Members only	Ferdinando, Man of Love (1990)
Ferruccio De Ceresa Salvi Salvi See fewer	Members only	The Mass Is Ended (1985)
Enrico Lo Verso Geraci Geraci See fewer	Members only	Così ridevano (1998)
Victoria Zinny Amelia Amelia See fewer	Members only	Viridiana (1961)
Clara Colosimo Contessa Cini Contessa Cini See fewer	Members only	1900 (1976)
Maria Belfiore Lucia Lucia See fewer	Members only	Act of Sorrow (1990)
Gabriele Muccino Zico Zico See fewer	Members only	The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Mario Granato Medico Medico See fewer	Members only	I vecchi e i giovani (1978)
Raimondo Penne Medico della mala Medico della mala See fewer	Members only	Verdi (1982)
Roberta Chiu Mina Mina See fewer	Members only	Act of Sorrow (1990)
Tania Alexander Fiora Fiora See fewer	Members only	Farewell Moscow (1987)
Claudio Spadaro Direttore del carcere Direttore del carcere See fewer	Members only	Tea with Mussolini (1999)
Fabio Traversa Bartoli Bartoli See fewer	Members only	Year of the Gun (1991)
Benito Artesi Alessio Alessio See fewer	Members only	La piovra (1984)
Marco Becchini Poliziotto Poliziotto See fewer	Members only	Act of Sorrow (1990)
Pasquale Calone Andrea Andrea See fewer	Members only	3 Secondes et 5 Minutes (2014)
Marina Campanale Ragazza punk Ragazza punk See fewer	Members only	The Eighteenth Angel (1997)
Manoel Claudiano Cameriere Cameriere See fewer	Members only	Under the Chinese Restaurant (1987)
Graziella Comana Seconda donna Seconda donna See fewer	Members only	La piovra (1984)
Almina De Sanzio Elisa Elisa See fewer	Members only	The Red Nights of the Gestapo (1977)
Giovanni Di Benedetto Avvocato Maffei Avvocato Maffei See fewer	Members only	Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators (1964)
Francesco Maria Dominedò Primo giovane (as Francesco Dominedò) Primo giovane (as Francesco Dominedò) See fewer	Members only	La banda dei tre (2017)
Vincenzo Failla Infermiere Infermiere See fewer	Members only	Apocalypse Mercenaries (1987)
Patrizia La Fonte Madre Madre See fewer	Members only	Incantesimo (1998)
Amedeo Letizia Cico Cico See fewer	Members only	Vietato ai minori (1992)
Ubaldo Lo Presti Don Lorenzo Don Lorenzo See fewer	Members only	The Count of Monte Cristo (1998)
Ferdinando Maddaloni Secondo giovane Secondo giovane See fewer	Members only	Quo Vadis, Baby? (2005)
Giovanna Mainardi Gianna Gianna See fewer	Members only	No, the Case Is Happily Resolved (1973)
Eliana Miglio Matilde Matilde See fewer	Members only	Il muro di gomma (1991)
Carmen Pilato Madre spacciatore Madre spacciatore See fewer	Members only	Act of Sorrow (1990)
Andrea Spina Marchettaro Marchettaro See fewer	Members only	The Amusements of Private Life (1990)