''Dark Love'' ( it, L'amore buio) is a 2010 Italian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by Antonio Capuano. It premiered out of competition at the

67th Venice International Film Festival The 67th annual Venice International Film Festival held in Venice, Italy, took place from 1 to 11 September 2010. American film director and screenwriter Quentin Tarantino was the head of the Jury. The opening film of the festival was Darren Aro ...

Plot

Irene (De Angelis) is a well-to-do young woman who is gang-raped by a quartet of thuggish Neapolitan teenage boys. One of them, Ciro (Agrio) begins a correspondence with her after his conviction, as both victim and victimiser seek catharsis through artistic expression.

Cast

* Irene De Angelis: Irene * Gabriele Agrio: Ciro *

Luisa Ranieri Luisa Ranieri (born 16 December 1973) is an Italian actress. She has been seen in a number of miniseries on RAI and has appeared in numerous films, including 2004's ''Eros'' and 2021's ''The Hand of God''. ''Callas e Onassis'' Ranieri is bes ...

: Mother of Irene *

Corso Salani Corso Salani (9 September 1961, in Florence – 16 June 2010, in Ostia) was an Italian director, screenwriter and actor. The cause of his death was a sudden illness while walking along the seafront in Ostia with his wife Margaret. An Illness ...

: Father of Irene *

Valeria Golino Valeria Golino (born 22 October 1965) is an Italian actress and film director. She is best known to English-language audiences for her roles in ''Rain Man'', ''Big Top Pee-wee'' and the two ''Hot Shots!'' films, particularly the olive-in-the-bell ...

: Prison psychologist * Anna Ammirati: Irene's analyst *

Fabrizio Gifuni Fabrizio Gifuni (born 16 July 1966) is an Italian stage, film and television actor. He won two Silver Ribbons and a David di Donatello Award. Life and career Born in Rome, the son of the politician Gaetano, Gifuni enrolled at the Silvio D'Amic ...

: Psychotherapist

References

External links

* 2010 films Italian crime drama films 2010 crime drama films Films directed by Antonio Capuano Films about rape 2010s Italian films {{2010s-crime-drama-film-stub