Pericle | |
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Directed by | Stefano Mordini |
Written by | Francesca Marciano Stefano Mordini Valia Santella |
Starring | Riccardo Scamarcio Marina Foïs |
Cinematography | Matteo Cocco |
Edited by | Jacopo Quadri |
Music by | Peter von Poehl |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Box office | US$167,439[1] |
Pericle (Italian: Pericle il Nero) is a 2016 Italian crime film directed by Stefano Mordini.[2] It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.[3][4]
Pericle is the henchman of Don Pietro, the boss of a powerful Camorra 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.
Pericle grossed $167,439 at the box office.[1]