''Without Pity'' ( it, Senza nessuna pietà) is a 2014 Italian
crime-thriller 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 ...
co-written and directed by
Michele Alhaique
Michele (), is an Italian male given name, akin to the English male name Michael.
Michele (pronounced ), is also an English female given name that is derived from the French Michèle. It is a variant spelling of the more common (and identically ...
.
It was screened in the Horizons section at the
71st Venice International Film Festival.
Plot
Rome. Mimmo is the adopted son of the crime family led by Santili, the patriarch. Mimmo and his cousin Manuel, the legitimate son of the boss, act in a ruthless and arrogant way for the whole city, now terrified by their power. Despite everything, however, Mimmo, even if loyal to his family, would like to get out and live a quiet and peaceful life. He receives the task of bringing an escort, Tania, to his cousin's house in view of a party but, in love with her, he manages to take her away after hitting Manuel with a skateboard.
Cast
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Pierfrancesco Favino
Pierfrancesco Favino (; August 24, 1969) is an Italian actor, voice actor and producer. He has appeared in more than fifty European and American movies and television series since the early 1990s, including '' The Prince of Homburg'' (1997), '' T ...
as Mimmo
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Greta Scarano
Greta Scarano (born 27 August 1986) is an Italian television, stage and film actress.
Life and career
Born in Rome, Scarano made her professional debut in the TV-series '' R.I.S. - Delitti imperfetti''. Between 2008 and 2009, she played Sabrina ...
as Tania
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Claudio Gioè
Claudio Gioè (born 27 January 1975 in Palermo, Italy) is an Italian actor of the cinema, theatre and television.
Career
Gioè made his acting debut in the 1997 film "Qui" and has since performed in many other films such as "I cento passi" ("O ...
as Roscio
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Adriano Giannini
Adriano Giannini (born 10 May 1971) is an Italian actor and voice actor.
Biography
Giannini was born in Rome to actors Giancarlo Giannini and Livia Giampalmo. He began his career when he was eighteen years old.
His most notable role was alongs ...
as Manuel
* Iris Peynado as Pilar
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Ninetto Davoli
Giovanni "Ninetto" Davoli (born 11 October 1948) is an Italian actor who became known through his roles in several of Pier Paolo Pasolini's films.
Biography
Davoli was born in San Pietro a Maida, Calabria. He was discovered by poet, novelist ...
as Santili
* Renato Marchetti as Stefanino
* Samantha Fantauzzi as Deborah
See also
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List of Italian films of 2014
The Italian film industry produced over two hundred feature films in 2014. This article fully lists all non-pornographic films, including short films, that had a release date in that year and which were at least partly made by Italy. It does not ...
References
External links
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2014 films
Italian crime thriller films
2014 crime thriller films
2014 directorial debut films
2010s Italian films
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