Marcello is a simple man who dotes on his young daughter. Simone is a bully fresh out of prison. Marcello becomes Simone’s sidekick in a spate of drug-fuelled robberies. When things spiral out of control, Marcello is jailed for a year. Having lost everything, he seeks revenge on Simone in a battle for honor.
Director
Matteo Garrone
Matteo Garrone was born in Rome in 1968. He is the son of a theatre critic, Nico Garrone, and a photographer. In 1996 he won the Sacher d’Oro, an award sponsored by Nanni Moretti, with the short film Silhouette (1996), that became one of the three episodes of his first feature film Land in Between (1996). He won Best Director at the European Film Awards and at the David di Donatello Awards for Gomorrah (2008). His film Reality (2012) competed in competition at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and won the Grand Prix. His latest film Tale of Tales (2015) was selected to compete for the Palme d’Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
Producer
Paolo Del Broco ,Matteo Garone , Jean Labadie, Jeremy Thomas
Marcello Fonte, Edoardo Pesce, Nunzia Schiano, Alida Baldari Calabria.
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Marcello, a small and gentle dog groomer, finds himself involved in a dangerous relationship of subjugation with Simone, a former violent boxer who terrorizes the entire neighborhood. In an effort to reaffirm his dignity, Marcello will submit to an unexpected act of vengeance.