Stars
Veronica Guarrasi
Ignacio Ernandes
Marcello Mazzarella
Erri De Luca
Anna Ernandes
Francesco Vasile
Ilary De Ioannon
Anna Rita Mazzara
Antonio Burdua
Salvatore Campo
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Veronica Guarrasi | Character: Teresa
Actor: Ignacio Ernandes | Character: Turi
Actor: Marcello Mazzarella | Character: The Father
Actor: Erri De Luca | Character: The Mechanic
Actor: Anna Ernandes | Character: The Grandmother
Actor: Francesco Vasile | Character: Leonardo
Actor: Ilary De Ioannon | Character: Margherita
Actor: Anna Rita Mazzara | Character: The Mother
Actor: Antonio Burdua | Character: Marinaio
Actor: Salvatore Campo | Character: Cosimo 2
Actor: Maurizio Guarrasi | Character: Cosimo 1
[Directors Group]
Name: Costanza Quatriglio | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Costanza Quatriglio | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Rean Mazzone | Role: Producer
Name: Elisa Resegotti | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Paolo Fresu | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Aldo Di Marcantonio | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Babak Karimi | Role: Editor
Name: Costanza Quatriglio | Role: Editor
[Production Design Group]
Name: Paola Peraro | Role: Production Designer
[Costume Design Group]
Name: Sabrina Beretta | Role: Costume Designer
Name: Francesca Carle | Role: Costume Designer
[Production Management]
Name: Luca Fortunato Asquini | Role: Production Manager
Name: Enrico Falzetti | Role: Production Manager
[Assistant Directors]
Name: Igor Borghi | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Vincenzo Mineo | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Guendalina Zampagni | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
[Sound Department]
Name: Roberto Greco | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andrea Lancia | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andrea Malavasi | Role: Sound Department
Name: Michele Tarantola | Role: Sound Department
[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Giulio Bastioni | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alessandro Filippucci | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Orlando Graupera | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Aurelio Langella | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Marco Tani | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Massimo Virzì | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
[Editorial Department]
Name: Aniello Grieco | Role: Editorial Department
[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Donye Sacco | Role: Script and Continuity Department
[Additional Crew]
Name: Mirko Perini | Role: Additional Crew
Trailers
IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368805/videogallery/
Release Schedule
France: May 21, 2003 (Cannes Film Festival)
Canada: August 28, 2003 (Montréal World Film Festival)
United States: October 2003 (Chicago International Film Festival)
France: October 29, 2003 (Villerupt Italian Film Festival)
Sweden: January 24, 2004 (Göteborg Film Festival)
Netherlands: January 28, 2004 (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
France: February 1, 2004 (Rencontres Cinéma de Manosque)
France: April 14, 2004
United States: April 14, 2004 (Philadelphia International Film Festival)
Finland: November 17, 2004 (Oulu International Children's Film Festival)
Mexico: April 11, 2007 (limited)
Mexico: May 11, 2007 (Mexico City)
Argentina: August 19, 2008 (TV premiere)
Italy: June 10, 2019 (Biografilm Festival)
Awards
Winner | 2004 | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Silver Ribbon | Best Score (Migliore Musica) | Paolo Fresu, The Island
Winner | 2003 | Bratislava International Film Festival | FIPRESCI Prize | Costanza Quatriglio, The Island | For the imaginative depiction of the everyday life of a small fishing community in a way that skilfully combines fiction with documentary.
Nominee | 2003 | Bratislava International Film Festival | Grand Prix | Costanza Quatriglio, The Island
Nominee | 2003 | Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival | Best Film Award | Best Full-Length Fiction Film | Costanza Quatriglio, The Island
Winner | 2003 | Castellinaria International Festival of Young Cinema | Environment and Health Award | Costanza Quatriglio, The Island
Nominee | 2003 | Gijón International Film Festival | Grand Prix Asturias | Best Feature | Costanza Quatriglio, The Island
Nominee | 2003 | Chicago International Film Festival | Gold Hugo | New Directors Competition | Costanza Quatriglio, The Island
Nominee | 2003 | Cannes Film Festival | SACD Prize | Directors' Fortnight | Costanza Quatriglio, The Island
Box Office
Mexico: USD 25773
Period: Apr 25 – 27, 2008 | Rank: 121 | Weeks in release: 51 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 25773 | Interval gross: USD 505 | Per theater average: USD 252
Period: Apr 4 – 6, 2008 | Rank: 109 | Weeks in release: 48 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 24813 | Interval gross: USD 62 | Per theater average: USD 62
Period: Mar 14 – 16, 2008 | Rank: 86 | Weeks in release: 45 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 24098 | Interval gross: USD 120 | Per theater average: USD 120
Period: Mar 7 – 9, 2008 | Rank: 103 | Weeks in release: 44 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 23839 | Interval gross: USD 66 | Per theater average: USD 66
Period: Feb 8 – 10, 2008 | Rank: 104 | Weeks in release: 40 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 23704 | Interval gross: USD 171 | Per theater average: USD 171