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Diaz – Don't Clean Up This Blood
''Diaz – Don't Clean Up This Blood'', or only ''Diaz'', is a 2012 Italian-French-Romanian drama film directed by Daniele Vicari, focusing on the final days of the 2001 G8 summit in Genoa, Italy, when police stormed Armando Diaz, a school in Genoa. In the nighttime raid, over 300 police officers attacked activists and journalists, seriously injuring 61 and putting one in a coma. Plot The film focuses on the storming of the Diaz school in Genoa by the police after the 2001 G8 summit. In that building were protesters against the international summit on the night between 21 and 22 July 2001. It is based on the testimonies and reports from judicial processes. The film develops through the intertwining stories of some of the protagonists. Luca is a reporter for the Journal of Bologna. He decides to go and verify what's happening in Genoa, after the death of Carlo Giuliani. Alma is a German anarchist who participated in the fighting. Alma, Marco (a member of the Social Forum) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniele Vicari
Daniele Vicari (born 26 February 1967) is an Italian director, screenwriter and producer. Life and career Born in Collegiove, Province of Rieti, Vicari graduated from Rome's University La Sapienza in History and Critics of Cinema under Guido Aristarco. Between 1990 and 1999 he was a film critic for the magazines ''Cinema Nuovo'' and ''Cinema 60'', and in the same period he filmed his first shorts. After shooting several documentary films, in 2002 Vicari made his feature film debut with the drama ''Maximum Velocity (V-Max)'', which was entered into the competition at the 59th edition of the Venice International Film Festival and got him a David di Donatello for best new director. His 2006 film ''My Country'' won a David di Donatello for best documentary film. Filmography * ''Maximum Velocity (V-Max)'' (2002) * '' The Horizon of Events'' (2005) * ''My Country'' (2006) * ''The Past Is a Foreign Land'' (2006) * ''Diaz – Don't Clean Up This Blood ''Diaz – Don ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |