''Pericle'' ( it, Pericle il Nero) is a 2016 Italian
crime film
Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...
directed by
Stefano Mordini
Stefano Mordini (born 10 August 1968) is an Italian film director and screenwriter.
He is married to actress Valentina Cervi with whom he has two children.
Filmography
* '' Smalltown, Italy'' (2005)
* ''Steel'' (2012)
* ''Pericle
Pericle is a ...
.
It was screened in the
Un Certain Regard
(, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob.
The section presents 20 films w ...
section at the
2016 Cannes Film Festival
The 69th Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 May 2016. Australian director George Miller was the President of the Jury for the main competition. French actor Laurent Lafitte was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies. On 15 Marc ...
.
Plot
Pericle is the henchman of Don Pietro, the boss of a powerful
gang based in Belgium. His specialty is sodomizing victims, compelling their submission to the will of the organization. After making a fatal mistake during a punitive mission, he finds himself sentenced to death, and is forced to escape to France, where an unexpected encounter makes him reflect on his life.
Cast
*
Riccardo Scamarcio
Riccardo Dario Scamarcio (; born 13 November 1979) is an Italian actor and film producer.
Life and career
Scamarcio was born in Trani, Apulia, the son of Irene Petrafesa, a painter, and Emilio Scamarcio.
He went to train as an actor at the Sc ...
as Pericle
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Marina Foïs
Marina Sylvie Foïs (born 21 January 1970) is a French actress.
Life and career
Born in Boulogne-Billancourt in the department of Hauts-de-Seine in a family from Russian, Jewish Egyptian, German and Italian ancestry, Marina Foïs was discove ...
as Anastasia
*
Gigio Morra as Don Luigi
* Nissim Renard as Vincent
* Valentina Acca as Anna
* Lou Lambrecht as Stella
* Maria Luisa Santella as Signorinella
* Lucia Ragni as Aunt Nenè
Reception
''Pericle'' grossed $167,439 at the box office.
References
External links
2016 films
2016 crime drama films
Films directed by Stefano Mordini
Italian crime drama films
2010s Italian-language films
2010s Italian films
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