Movie: The Sweet and the Bitter

Top 10 Billed 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
Toni Gambino

Gaetano

Fabrizio Gifuni
Fabrizio Gifuni

Stefano

Ornella Giusto
Ornella Giusto

Antonia

Pier Luigi Misasi
Pier Luigi Misasi

Cosimo

Gioacchino Cappelli
Gioacchino Cappelli

Saro at 14

Vincenzo Amato
Vincenzo Amato

Vito Scordia, Saro's father

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    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".

  • Release Date

    2007-09-04

  • Average

    5.7

  • Rating:

    2.9 starts
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    Italiano
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