Boys Cry

Boys Cry
Film poster
Directed by Damiano D'Innocenzo
Fabio D'Innocenzo
Written by Damiano D'Innocenzo
Fabio D'Innocenzo
Starring Matteo Olivetti
Andrea Carpenzano
Milena Mancini
Max Tortora
Michela De Rossi
Luca Zingaretti
Music by Toni Bruna
Cinematography Paolo Carnera
Edited by Marco Spoletini
Release date
  • 17 February 2018 (2018-02-17) (Berlin)
Running time
 96 minutes
Country Italy
Language Italian

Boys Cry (Italian: La terra dell'abbastanza) is a 2018 Italian drama film directed by Damiano D'Innocenzo and Fabio D'Innocenzo. It was screened in the Panorama section at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]

Plot

Mirko and Manolo are friends since primary school and live in a suburb of Rome, and attend an hotel school, hoping to finish as soon as possible in order to be able to become bartenders.

One evening, aboard their car, they drove down a man and escape without aiding him. After the initial feelings of guilt, the two friends discover that this tragic event can be an opportunity for both of them. The man the killed, as revealed by Danilo, Manolo's father, was repentant of the small clan of the Pantanos, a criminal family of the area, and Mirko and Manolo earn the right to enter the clan, obtaining respect and money that they never had.

Under the guidance of the boss Angelo, the two friends start working for the clan as hitmen, killing some Angelo's debtors, without real awareness of their actions.

The power they get from the money does not prevent Mirko from stepping away from his affections: he separates himself from his girlfriend Ambra and argues with his mother Alessia. After a while, Manolo and Mirko get another job from Angelo: they have to kill an ex-boxer who took refuge near Rieti. Manolo manages to kill the boxer without problems, but a few moments later he points the gun to his temple and kills himself.

Mirko, shocked by this act, decides after a long reflection to go to the police to report everything, but one moment before entering the barracks, he is shot dead by a gun from a car rushed nearby.

Cast

  • Matteo Olivetti as Mirko
  • Andrea Carpenzano as Manolo
  • Milena Mancini as Alessia, Mirko's mother
  • Max Tortora as Danilo, Manolo's father
  • Michela De Rossi as Ambra, Mirko's girlfriend
  • Luca Zingaretti as Angelo

References

  1. ↑ "Programme for Berlinale Panorama 2018 Complete: What's Your Poison?". Berlinale. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
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