''Bloody Richard'' ( it, Riccardo va all'inferno; ''Richard Goes to Hell'') is a 2017 Italian

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drama film directed by

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, starring

Massimo Ranieri Massimo Ranieri (born Giovanni Calone on 3 May 1951) is an Italian singer, actor, television presenter and director. Biography Early life Ranieri was born in Naples ( at Santa Lucia), the fifth of eight children in the family. When he was 10, yo ...

and inspired on

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's ''

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''. The film has been presented out of competition at the 35th

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Plot

Riccardo Mancini leaves a psychiatric hospital where he spent long years due to a mysterious crime. He is determined to take revenge and conquer power within his underworld family; he will have no qualms about getting rid of his brothers and those who hinder his path and he will do so by singing.

Cast

as Riccardo Mancini *

Sonia Bergamasco Sonia Bergamasco (born 16 January 1966) is an Italian actress. Born in Milan, Bergamasco graduated in piano at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory and then enrolled the drama school of the Piccolo Teatro, graduating in 1990.Giorgio Dell’Arti, Mass ...

as The Queen Mother * Silvia Gallerano as Betta Mancini *

Ivan Franěk Ivan Franěk (born 17 June 1964), sometimes credited as Ivan Franeck, is a Czech film and television actor. Early life and education He was born in Plzeň, Czechoslovakia. Franěk moved to France in 1989. Career His first major role was appea ...

as Romolo ''Lo Zingaro'' (''The Gypsy'') *

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as Edoardo Mancini ''La Jena'' (''The Hyena'')

References

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*{{IMDb title, 7063126 2017 films 2010s musical drama films Italian musical drama films 2010s Italian-language films 2017 drama films