Beautifully shot, outstanding photography, good plot.
The movie was shot in the countryside of Foggia, Puglia, southern Italy.
It is a modern, noir version of Rome and Juliet but based on a real story.
The movie makes many references to real recent events of mafia and tells the story of Rosa/Maddalena, the first woman confessing the atrocities of this particularly violent mafia.
Elodie is really good, especially in some scenes. The transformation of Andrea is credible. Placido is as usual outstanding. Many other actors have a background in theatre and it shows. There is also a boy with the Down syndrome acting that I found exceptional, especially in a scene when he sings a poem on local food dedicated to dead relatives.
The religious celebrations like the procession or the "festa dei morti"/Halloween are moving and realistic.
The movie was shot in the countryside of Foggia, Puglia, southern Italy.
It is a modern, noir version of Rome and Juliet but based on a real story.
The movie makes many references to real recent events of mafia and tells the story of Rosa/Maddalena, the first woman confessing the atrocities of this particularly violent mafia.
Elodie is really good, especially in some scenes. The transformation of Andrea is credible. Placido is as usual outstanding. Many other actors have a background in theatre and it shows. There is also a boy with the Down syndrome acting that I found exceptional, especially in a scene when he sings a poem on local food dedicated to dead relatives.
The religious celebrations like the procession or the "festa dei morti"/Halloween are moving and realistic.