The Four Times

May 28, 2010

1h 28m

★ 7.5

Human. Animal. Vegetable. Mineral.

Overview

An old shepherd lives his last days in a quiet medieval village perched high on the hills of Calabria, at the southernmost tip of Italy. He herds goats under skies that most villagers have deserted long ago. He is sick, and believes to find his medicine in the dust he collects on the church floor, which he drinks in his water every day.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Vivo Film

Essential Filmproduktion

Ventura Film

Invisibile Film

The Four Times Trailers

Cast

The Old Shepherd

Giuseppe Fuda

Charcoal Burner from Serra San Bruno

Nazareno Timpano

Charcoal Burner from Serra San Bruno

Bruno Timpano

Charcoal Burner from Serra San Bruno

Artemio Vallone

Shepherd

Domenico Cavallo

Shepherd

Santo Cavallo

Shepherd

Peppe Cavallo

Priest

Isidoro Chiera

Priest's Maid

Iolanda Manno

Altar Boy

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