Steel

2012 1h 35m EN

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5.9

MID

★5.9TMDB · 38

Drama

Synopsis

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Here, the steel worker works on a continuous cycle, twenty-four hours a day and never stops. There, by the sea, on the island of Elba there is a paradise and the unreachable dream of happy families. In the middle, on the shores their secret beach, neither here nor there, Anna and Francesca, small but big, "thirteen years old almost fourteen", who are living their last summer of innocence before high school. The film is based on the book by Silvia Avallone.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Michele Riondino
Alessio
Vittoria Puccini
Elena
Anna Bellezza
Francesca
Matilde Giannini
Anna
Luca Guastini
Cristiano
Francesco Turbanti
Mattia

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stefano Mordini
Writers: Giulia Calenda, Stefano Mordini, Silvia Avallone
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stefano Mordini, shot by Marco Onorato. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jacopo Quadri shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Michele Riondino and Vittoria Puccini and Anna Bellezza carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2042443 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 38 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Stefano Mordini directs. Marco Onorato behind the camera. Jacopo Quadri cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 14 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Stefano Mordini, shot by Marco Onorato. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Jacopo Quadri shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Michele Riondino and Vittoria Puccini and Anna Bellezza carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt2042443 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 38 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.