The Stolen Children
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Gianni Amelio
Agostino Zumbo
Vitalba Andrea
Marina Golovine
Valentina Scalici
Vincenzo Peluso
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
After the arrest of their mother, two cynical children--one an 11-year-old hooker--are placed in the charge of a young military officer who must escort them across Italy to a children's home.
Director
Gianni Amelio
Cast
Agostino Zumbo
Vitalba Andrea
Marina Golovine
Valentina Scalici
Vincenzo Peluso
Giuseppe Ieracitano
Santo Santonocito
Florence Darel
Massimo De Lorenzo
Renato Carpentieri
Fabio Alessandrini
Celeste Brancato
Crew
Gianni Amelio
Gianni Amelio
Samanta Antonnicola
Antonio Barone
Vasco Benucci
Stefano Bolzoni
Anita Borgiotti
Giorgia Cecere
Andrea Crisanti
Giuseppe Gaudino
Gianna Gissi
Luciana Morosetti
Stefano Munafo
Tonino Nardi
Simona Paggi
Manuela Pellarin
Bruno Pesery
Sandro Petraglia
Sandro Petraglia
Franco Piersanti
Enzo Porcelli
Angelo Rizzoli
Stefano Rulli
Stefano Rulli
Antonio Scaramuzza
Esme Sciaroni
Carlo Simeoni
Renato Tafuri
Alessandro Zanon
Alessandro Zanon
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Felix Award for European Film of the Year at the 1992 European Film Awards.
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.
Released in United States Spring March 3, 1993
Released in United States March 12, 1993
Released in United States March 26, 1993
Released in United States 1992
Released in United States January 1993
Released in United States 1995
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (out of competition) August 27 - September 7, 1992.
Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 7-17, 1993.
Received David di Donatello awards for best film, best director, best producer, best editor and best music. Also received a special prize for its two child leads, who make their acting debuts herein.
Production received F3,000,000 (French francs) co-production advance on receipts by Eurimages.
Completed shooting September 12, 1991.
Began shooting May 6, 1991.
Released in United States Spring March 3, 1993
Released in United States March 12, 1993 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States March 26, 1993
Released in United States 1992 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (out of competition) August 27 - September 7, 1992.)
Released in United States January 1993 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 7-17, 1993.)
Released in United States 1995 (Shown in New York City (Brooklyn Museum) as part of program "New Italian Cinema: Nuovi and Nuovissimi Seven Italian Filmmakers" March 3 - April 15, 1995.)
