''Atto di dolore'' is an Italian film released in 1990. It stars

Claudia Cardinale Claude Joséphine Rose Cardinale (; born 15 April 1938), known as Claudia Cardinale (), is an Italian actress. Born and raised in La Goulette, a neighbourhood of Tunis, Cardinale won the "Most Beautiful Italian Girl in Tunisia" competition ...

Plot

In Milan, Elena (Cardinale), widowed, has to raise her two children Martina and Sandro alone. Life takes a turn for the worse when Sandro becomes a drug addict. Despite his mother's attempts, the boy is unable to rid of his addiction. Sandro becomes violent towards his mother and she eventually decides to kill him.

Cast

: Elena *

Bruno Cremer Bruno Jean Marie Cremer (6 October 1929 – 7 August 2010) was a French actor best known for portraying Jules Maigret on French television, from 1991 to 2005. Origins Bruno Cremer was born in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, in the eastern suburb ...

: Armando * Karl Zinny: Sandro *

Giulia Boschi Giulia Boschi (born 17 December 1962) is an Italian film and television actress. Life and career Born in Rome, Boschi is the daughter of the television presenter Aba Cercato. She made her film debut in 1984, in Francesca Comencini's ''Pianof ...

: Martina * Memè Perlini: Ramella *

Ferruccio De Ceresa This is a list of male actors from Italy, which generally includes those who have resided in Italy or have largely appeared in Italian film productions. This list includes all actors from :Italian male actors. Persons are listed alphabetically ...

: Salvi * Enrico Lo Verso: Geraci *

Clara Colosimo Clara Colosimo (23 May 1922 – 15 June 1994) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 65 films between 1968 and 1991. Biography Clara Colosimo was born in Conegliano in 1922. She studied opera as a mezzo-soprano in Trieste, where she gre ...

: Contessa Cini *

Gabriele Muccino Gabriele Muccino (; born 20 May 1967) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He has worked his way from making short films only aired on Italian television to become a well-known and successful American filmmaker. He is the elder brother o ...

: Zico

References

External links

* 1990 films 1990s Italian-language films Films directed by Pasquale Squitieri Italian drama films 1990s Italian films {{1990s-Italy-film-stub