Boys Cry
Open Roads: New Italian Cinema 2018
May 31 - June 6, 2018
The D’Innocenzo brothers reinvigorate the gangster genre with their gritty, surprising debut feature about two best friends who find themselves working as lackeys for a local crime syndicate.
Q&A with Damiano & Fabio D’Innocenzo on June 3
The D’Innocenzo brothers reinvigorate the gangster genre with their gritty, surprising debut feature, set on the outskirts of Rome. Best friends and aspiring restaurateurs Manolo (Andrea Carpenzano) and Mirko (Matteo Olivetti) kill a pedestrian in a car accident, kicking off a series of events that enmesh them with the local crime syndicate and push their mutual allegiance to the breaking point. Smart, stylish, and muscular, this critical hit at the 2018 Berlinale announces the D’Innocenzos as formidable and film-savvy new voices in Italian cinema.
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