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Flesh And Bronze

2023 · 94 min

A patient, thoughtful documentary that moves between past and present, asking what a discovery means to the people who live beside it.

Directed by
Alessandra Cataleta, Fabio Mollo
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Antonio Alì, Damiano Bevilacqua, Anzhela Brailo
Overview
A documentary that traces half a century of history telling the two mysterious warriors who emerged from the sea of Riace in 1972, after two thousand years spent underwater. Interviews and unpublished documents, direct testimonies and the story of a present in turmoil are the heart of this journey.

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Directed by
Alessandra Cataleta, Fabio Mollo
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Antonio Alì, Damiano Bevilacqua, Anzhela Brailo
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • memory
  • identity
  • art
  • politics
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Alessandra Cataleta, Fabio Mollo
Written by
Giuseppe Smorto, Armando Maria Trotta, Massimo Razzi
Starring
Antonio Alì, Damiano Bevilacqua, Anzhela Brailo, Daniele Castrizio, Stefano Mariottini, Gaia Carlotta Ndoye
Cinematography
Tommaso Lusena de Sarmiento
Runtime
94 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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