It Was the Son
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The Ciraulo family lives in the miserable district of Palermo called "Zen". When one of their children dies in a shootout between mafia gangsters they receive compensation and buy a luxury black Volvo. Things go wrong when Trancredi, another son, takes the car out and damages the car door.
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Cast
13 people
Toni Servillo
Nicola Ciraulo
Known for
The Great Beauty
Gomorrah
Giselda Volodi
Loredana Ciraulo
Known for
The Consequences of Love
Hudson Hawk
Alfredo Castro
Busu
Known for
La jauría
The Club
Fabrizio Falco
Tancredi Ciraulo
Known for
Dormant Beauty
Wondrous Boccaccio
Aurora Quattrocchi
Nonna Rosa
Known for
Nostalgia
Cetto c'è, senzadubbiamente
Benedetto Raneli
Nonno Fonzio
Known for
Come Into the Light
Giacomo Civiletti
Un amico di Nicola
Also in
The Return of Cagliostro
Miracolo a Palermo!
Gino Carista
Il prete
Known for
Nati stanchi
Santocielo
Mauro Spitaleri
Avvocato Modica
Known for
Once Upon a Time in Bethlehem
Piero Misuraca
Masino
No other roles listed
Alessia Zammitti
Serenella
No other roles listed
Giuseppe Vitale
Amico di Nicola
Also in
Land of Saints
Rust
Daniele Ciprì Director · Massimo Gaudioso Screenplay Miriam Rizzo Writer
Worldwide gross $1.1M · Budget $2.1M · First release September 1, 2012
Box office
Budget
$2,100,000
Worldwide gross
$1,073,326
Gross vs. budget
0.5×
Production
Fandango
Production
RAI Cinema
Production
Palomar
Production
Babe Film
Production
FaroFilm
Production
Aleteia Communication
Production
MiC
Production
Apulia Film Commission
Production
Italy
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Languages
Original title
È stato il figlio
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · September 1, 2012
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Italy · September 14, 2012
Theatrical · Fandango
No release date listed for United States.
China
June 16, 2013 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
France
October 27, 2012 · Premiere · Villerupt Italian Film Festival
December 15, 2012 · Premiere · Les Arcs International Film Festival
January 2, 2013 · Theatrical
Hungary
June 6, 2013 · Digital
Iceland
September 27, 2012 · Premiere · Reykjavik International Film Festival
Japan
April 28, 2013 · Premiere · Festival del Cinema Italiano Tokyo
Poland
April 14, 2013 · Premiere · Cinema Italia Oggi
Romania
September 1, 2012 · Theatrical
Taiwan
June 12, 2020 · Digital
United Kingdom
October 18, 2012 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
Uruguay
February 21, 2018 · Premiere · Festival Internacional de Cine de Punta del Este
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