The Sweet and the Bitter

The Sweet and the Bitter

2007•1h 38m•5.7/10

CrimeDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.7/10(33)

Saro, a young Sicilian thug, that from jobs assigned by his godfather, won the favor of leaders of Cosa Nostra, becoming a "man of honor".

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Production

Indigo Film

Language

IT

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Luigi Lo Cascio

Luigi Lo Cascio

Saro Scordia

Donatella Finocchiaro

Donatella Finocchiaro

Ada

Gaetano Bruno

Gaetano Bruno

Mimmo

Renato Carpentieri

Renato Carpentieri

Vicari

Toni Gambino

Gaetano

Fabrizio Gifuni

Fabrizio Gifuni

Stefano

Ornella Giusto

Ornella Giusto

Antonia

Pier Luigi Misasi

Pier Luigi Misasi

Cosimo

Gioacchino Cappelli

Saro at 14

Vincenzo Amato

Vincenzo Amato

Vito Scordia, Saro's father

Emanuela Muni

Lady in a wig

Pietro Arciadiacono

Proprietario chiosco

Arianna Barbanera

Figlia Saro e Aldo

Robarto Bonura

Guardaspalle Zu Pietro

Marialorena Cacciatore

Turista tedesca

Andrea Cannistraro

Regazzo traghetto

Tommaso Caporrimo

Rapinatore

Vittoria Cinquina

Turista tedesca

Giovanni Cintura

Zu Pietro

Ignazio Cusimano

Benzinaio Apprendista

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