The Island

A coming of age story of boy Turi and his younger sister Teresa on an island off the coast of Sicily.

Cast

Veronica Guarrasi

as Teresa

Ignazio Ernandes

as Turi

Marcello Mazzarella

as The Father

Erri De Luca

as The Mechanic

Anna Ernandes

as The Grandmother

Francesco Vasile

as Leonardo

Ilary De Ioannon

as Margherita

Anna Rita Mazzara

as La madre

Saverino Campo

as Santamaria

Maurizio Guarrasi

as Cosimo 1

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