The disappearance of schoolchildren in a tunnel in Malta in the 1940s has inspired a movie which has just started showing at Eden cinemas.

The Maltese-language Il-Misteru tal-Għoġol tad-Deheb focuses on two cousins who, after finding an ancient treasure map, try to find a golden calf mentioned in the Bible. Their adventure takes them to  the same underground labyrinth where the 1940s children went missing.

Il-Misteru tal-Għoġol tad-Deheb was awarded development funding by The Malta Film Fund. As a result, the script benefited from a number of consultations by various professionals including BAFTA-winner script-doctor Jeff Murphy and Bobette Buster, who is an official consultant to Pixar and Disney.

The production team spent a considerable amount of time gathering and 

Il-Misteru tal-Għoġol tad-Deheb was shot over 34 days between July and September 2016. Post-production, visual effects, sound mixing and colour grading was carried out by local and international professionals between November 2016 and November 2017.

Il-Misteru tal-Għoġol tad-Deheb's title song is in both in Maltese and English. A music video has also been produced.

Written by Ruth Frendo and directed by Alenka Falzon, the actors include Neve Mansueto, Aiken Buhagiar, Henry Zammit Cordina, Christabelle Scerri, Deandra Agius and Mandy Micallef Grimaud. The composer is Sam Hayman, whilst the director of the animation is Christ Scicluna. 

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