The Sweet and the Bitter
Seen it?2007 | 98 min | Crime, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Touch of Evil or Gangs of New York, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 38 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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".
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 581 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Andrea Porporati
- Luigi Lo CascioSaro Scordia
- Donatella FinocchiaroAda
- Gaetano BrunoMimmo
- Renato CarpentieriVicari
- Toni GambinoGaetano
- Fabrizio GifuniStefano
- Ornella GiustoAntonia
- Pier Luigi MisasiCosimo
- Gioacchino CappelliSaro at 14
- Vincenzo AmatoVito Scordia, Saro's father