Perez. is a 2014 Italian neo-noir film written and directed by Edoardo De Angelis. It was screened in the Horizons section at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.[2][3][4]
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Directed by | Edoardo De Angelis |
Written by | Edoardo De Angelis Filippo Gravino |
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Cinematography | Ferran Paredes |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Language | Italian |
Plot
editDemetrio Perez is a famous criminal lawyer from Naples who years ago was considered one of the best in his field, but after having made too many enemies is now reduced to working as a public defender. His life begins to fall apart when his daughter Tea falls madly in love with Francesco Corvino, the son of a boss of the Camorra.
Luca Buglione, the boss of a rival clan, decides to become a pentito. He makes a deal with Perez: if the lawyer manages to retrieve a batch of smuggled diamonds for him, he will then testify against Francesco.
Cast
edit- Luca Zingaretti as Demetrio Perez
- Marco D'Amore as Francesco Corvino
- Simona Tabasco as Tea Perez
- Massimiliano Gallo as Luca Buglione
- Giampaolo Fabrizio as Ignazio Merolla
- Toni Laudadio as PM Rossetti
- Antonio Pennarella as Assistente PM
- Cristina Donadio as Madre di Corvino
- Ivan Castiglione as Walter
- Lino Musella as Latella
- Salvatore Cantalupo as Uomo auto
- Gennaro Di Colandrea as Uomo in tribunale
- Giovanni Vastarella as Rapinatore
- Saman Anthony as Indiano
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2014 Venice International Film Festival – Day 10".
- ^ Chiara Ugolini (5 September 2014). "Venezia 71, arriva "Perez.": Luca Zingaretti avvocato tra legalità e crimine". La Repubblica. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ Mauro Donzelli (5 September 2014). "Perez - la recensione del noir di Edoardo De Angelis con Luca Zingaretti". Coming Soon. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ Alessandra Levantesi Kezich (2 October 2014). "Perez, un po' Grisham un po' echi di Gomorra". La Stampa. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
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