The Bone Breakers

The Bone Breakers
Directed by	Vincenzo Pirrotta
Screenplay by	Vincenzo Pirrotta Ignazio Rosato Salvatore Ficarra Valentino Picone
Produced by	Attilio De Razza Nicola Picone
Starring	Vincenzo Pirrotta Selene Caramazza Aurora Quattrocchi Ninni Bruschetta
Cinematography	Daniele Ciprì
Edited by	Agathe Cauvin
Music by	Alessio Bondì Fabio Rizzo Aki Spadaro
Release date	2022 (2022)
Language	Italian

The Bone Breakers (Italian : Spaccaossa) is a 2022 Italian crime drama film co-written and directed by Vincenzo Pirrotta, in his directorial debut. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

The film premiered at the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Giornate degli Autori sidebar. ^{[4] [5]} For this film, Pirrotta was nominated for the David di Donatello for best new director. ^[6]

Cast

• Vincenzo Pirrotta as Vincenzo
• Selene Caramazza as Luisa
• Aurora Quattrocchi as Giovanna
• Ninni Bruschetta as Francesco
• Simona Malato as Maria
• Luigi Lo Cascio as Machinetta
• Maziar Firouzi as Fasulina
• Filippo Luna as Mimmo
• Giovanni Calcagno as Michele

References

1. Clarke, Jeremy (21 November 2022). "The Bone Breakers (Spaccaossa)". DMovies. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
2. Costa, Monica (13 March 2023). "Film review: The Bone Breakers by Vincenzo Pirrotta". London Mums Magazine. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
3. Tocci, Tommaso (6 September 2022). "Spaccaossa: una storia sofferta e intrisa di disagio sociale, con un cast di eccellenze siciliane". Mymovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 3 January 2026.
4. Scarpa, Vittoria (10 September 2022). "Review: The Bone Breakers". Cineuropa . Retrieved 3 January 2026.
5. Luca, Nino (19 September 2022). "La disperazione degli «Spaccaossa», il film sceneggiato e prodotto da Ficarra e Picone". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 3 January 2026.
6. Principe, Diana (30 March 2023). "Tutte le nomination dei David di Donatello 2023". Wired Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 3 January 2026.

External links

• The Bone Breakers at IMDb