''Boys Cry'' ( it, La terra dell'abbastanza) is a 2018 Italian

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directed by

Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo (born 14 July 1988), collectively referred to as the D'Innocenzo brothers, are Italian film directors and screenwriters who collaborated in productions of note. Biography Twin brothers Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenz ...

. It was screened in the Panorama section at the

68th Berlin International Film Festival The 68th annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 15 to 25 February 2018. German filmmaker Tom Tykwer served as Jury President. American film director Wes Anderson's animated film ''Isle of Dogs'' opened the festival, becoming f ...

Plot

Mirko and Manolo have been friends since primary school. They live in a suburb of

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where they attend hotel school, hoping to finish as soon as possible and become bartenders. One night in the car, they run over a man and flee without helping 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 they have killed, as revealed by Danilo, Manolo's father, was a

pentito ''Pentito'' (; lit. "repentant"; plural: ''pentiti'') is used colloquially to designate collaborators of justice in Italian criminal procedure terminology who were formerly part of criminal organizations and decided to collaborate with a public ...

of the Pantanos clan, a minor 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 clan leader Angelo, the two friends start working for the clan as hitmen, killing some of Angelo's debtors, without reflecting too much on their actions. Newfound power and money notwithstanding, Mirko struggles with his conscience. He separates from his girlfriend Ambra and argues with his mother Alessia. After a while, Angelo instructs Manolo and Mirko to kill an ex-boxer who took refuge near

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. Manolo seems to kill the boxer without problems, but later kills himself. A shocked Mirko decides after long consideration to go to the police and confess, but before entering the police barracks is shot dead by a gun from a car speeding past.

Cast

* Matteo Olivetti as Mirko * Andrea Carpenzano as Manolo *

Milena Mancini Milena may refer to: * ''Milena'' (skipper), a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae * Milena, Sicily, a ''comune'' in the Province of Caltanissetta, Italy * Milena (given name), a popular female Slavic name * ''Milena'' (film), a 1991 Fr ...

as Alessia, Mirko's mother *

Max Tortora Max Tortora (born Massimiliano Tortora on 21 January 1963) is an Italian actor. Biography Very active on TV, Tortora began his career on stage in the 1980s, after graduating in Architecture. His most famous role is the role of the mechanic Ezio ...

as Danilo, Manolo's father * Michela De Rossi as Ambra, Mirko's girlfriend *

Luca Zingaretti Luca Zingaretti (; born 11 November 1961) is an Italian actor and film director, known for playing Salvo Montalbano in the '' Inspector Montalbano'' mystery series based on the character and novels created by Andrea Camilleri. Zingaretti is a na ...

as Angelo

References

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* 2018 films 2018 drama films Italian drama films 2010s Italian-language films 2010s Italian films {{2010s-drama-film-stub