Pericle (film)
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Directed by | Stefano Mordini |
Written by | Francesca Marciano Stefano Mordini Valia Santella |
Starring | Riccardo Scamarcio Marina Foïs |
Cinematography | Matteo Cocco |
Edited by | Jacopo Quadri |
Music by | Peter von Poehl |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Box office | US$167,439[1] |
Pericle (Italian: Pericle il Nero) is a 2016 Italian crime film directed by Stefano Mordini.[2] It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.[3][4]
Plot
Pericle is the henchman of Don Pietro, the boss who rules a powerful Camorra group based in Belgium, and is specialized in sodomizing his victims to submit themselves to the will of the organization. After committing a mistake during a punitive mission, he will found himself sentenced to death and he will be forced to escape in France, where an unexpected encounter will make him reflect on his life.
Cast
- Riccardo Scamarcio as Pericle
- Marina Foïs as Anastasia
- Gigio Morra as Don Luigi
- Nissim Renard as Vincent
- Valentina Acca as Anna
- Lou Lambrecht as Stella
- Maria Luisa Santella as Signorinella
- Lucia Ragni as Aunt Nenè
See also
References
- ^ "Pericle il nero". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ "Cannes Official Selection" (PDF). Cannes. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ^ "2016 Cannes Film Festival Announces Lineup". IndieWire. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "Cannes 2016: Film Festival Unveils Official Selection Lineup". Variety. Retrieved 14 April 2016.