''Darker Than Midnight'' ( it, Più buio di mezzanotte) is a 2014 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 Sebastiano Riso and starring

Vincenzo Amato Vincenzo Amato (born 30 March 1966) is an Italian actor and sculptor. Life and career Born in Palermo, the son of the stage director and folk musician Emma Muzzi Loffredo, after high school Amato moved to Rome, where his mother lived. Always ...

and

Micaela Ramazzotti Micaela Ramazzotti (born 17 January 1979) is an Italian actress. Her film credits include ''Non prendere impegni stasera'', '' The First Beautiful Thing'' and '' The Big Heart of the Girls''. Ramazzotti was a regular cast member of the show '' C ...

. It was screened as part of the

International Critics' Week The International Critics' Week (french: Semaine de la Critique) was founded in 1962 and is organized by the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics. It was created following the showing of '' The Connection'' directed by Shirley Clarke which had been ...

section at the

2014 Cannes Film Festival The 67th Cannes Film Festival was held from 14 to 25 May 2014. New Zealand film director Jane Campion was the head of the jury for the main competition section. The Palme d'Or was awarded to the Turkish film '' Winter Sleep'' directed by Nuri Bi ...

Cast

as Massimo *

as Rita * Davide Capone as Davide *

Lucia Sardo Lucia Sardo (born 13 December 1952) is an Italian actress. Life and career Born Aurora Sardo in Francofonte, Syracuse, Sardo formed at the Teatro di Ventura under Ferruccio Merisi. She made her film debut in the 1992 Aurelio Grimaldi's drama ...

as Davide's Grandmother

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