Il Buco
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.
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Michelangelo Frammartino Director · Giovanna Giuliani Screenplay Renato Berta Cinematographer
United States release May 13, 2022 · Produced in Germany, France, Italy · Production RAI Cinema, Société Parisienne de Production
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Doppio Nodo Double Bind
Production
RAI Cinema
Production
Société Parisienne de Production
Production
Essential Filmproduktion
Production
Germany · France · Italy
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Languages
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · September 4, 2021
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Italy · September 22, 2021
Theatrical · Milan
United States · May 13, 2022
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
September 26, 2021 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
April 9, 2022 · Premiere · Wisconsin Film Festival
May 20, 2022 · Theatrical · Los Angeles, California
Brazil
May 19, 2022 · Digital
July 29, 2022 · Premiere · 8½ Festa do Cinema Italiano (São Paulo)
August 4, 2022 · Theatrical
China
September 21, 2021 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Czechia
July 14, 2022 · Theatrical
Denmark
September 22, 2021 · Limited theatrical
France
December 13, 2021 · Premiere · Les Arcs International Film Festival
May 4, 2022 · Theatrical
Germany
November 10, 2022 · Theatrical
Greece
November 12, 2021 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
March 22, 2023 · Digital · Cinobo
Italy
September 23, 2021 · Theatrical
Japan
October 30, 2021 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival 2021
June 19, 2026 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 23, 2022 · Theatrical
Singapore
October 29, 2022 · Premiere · Perspectives Film Festival
August 5, 2023 · Limited theatrical
South Korea
October 7, 2021 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
January 24, 2024 · Theatrical
Taiwan
July 22, 2022 · Theatrical
Thailand
June 8, 2023 · Theatrical
Ukraine
March 23, 2023 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 14, 2021 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
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