Il buco

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Il buco

2021

1h 33m

Adventure

Drama

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42 Reviews

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During the economic boom of the 1960s, Europe’s highest building is being built in Italy’s prosperous North. At the other end of the country, young speleologists explore Europe’s deepest cave in the untouched Calabrian hinterland. The bottom of the Bifurto Abyss, 700 meters below Earth, is reached for the first time. The intruders’ venture goes unnoticed by the inhabitants of a small neighbouring village, but not by the old shepherd of the Pollino plateau whose solitary life begins to interweave with the group’s journey. Another work of nearly wordless organic beauty that touches on the mystical, IL BUCO chronicles a visit through unknown depths of life and nature and parallels two great voyages to the interior.

Critics Consensus

Il Buco is a visual marvel that reaffirms the old adage about a picture being worth a thousand words.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

The wordless earth magic of the storytelling won’t be for everyone, but the film casts a beguiling spell.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 12, 2022

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

It's soothing all right. But it's also, alas, dull.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 10, 2022

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Danny Leigh

Financial Times

Tantalising, oblique, a little frustrating, sometimes madly spectacular.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 10, 2022

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William Stottor

Loud and Clear Reviews

Veering from the magical to the mundane, Il Buco is a missed opportunity to really capture the wonder and adventure of a real-life cave expedition.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 18, 2024

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Stephanie Bunbury

Deadline Hollywood Daily

You will find yourself wondering how it is possible for a filmmaker to catch the spectacle of a mist rolling in, given it takes only a few seconds. The only way, of course, is to wait until it happens. Frammartino is very, very good at waiting.

Sep 15, 2023

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Hector A. Gonzalez

InSession Film

It is hard to get into it during its first half, and there are many deep thoughts to acknowledge, yet, admiring the beauty of this filmmaking approach is vast enough to ponder in your mind for many days.

Rated: B+

Jul 25, 2023

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Synopsis

During the economic boom of the 1960s, Europe’s highest building is being built in Italy’s prosperous North. At the other end of the country, young speleologists explore Europe’s deepest cave in the untouched Calabrian hinterland. The bottom of the Bifurto Abyss, 700 meters below Earth, is reached for the first time. The intruders’ venture goes unnoticed by the inhabitants of a small neighbouring village, but not by the old shepherd of the Pollino plateau whose solitary life begins to interweave with the group’s journey. Another work of nearly wordless organic beauty that touches on the mystical, IL BUCO chronicles a visit through unknown depths of life and nature and parallels two great voyages to the interior.

Director: Michelangelo Frammartino
Screenwriter: Michelangelo Frammartino, Giovanna Giuliani
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Original Language: Italian
Runtime: 1h 33m