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Perez.
Directed byEdoardo De Angelis
Written byEdoardo De Angelis
Filippo Gravino
Starring
CinematographyFerran Paredes
Release date
  • September 5, 2014 (2014-09-05) (Venice)[1]
Running time
94 minutes
LanguageItalian

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]

Plot

Demetrio 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

See also

References

  1. ^ "2014 Venice International Film Festival – Day 10".
  2. ^ Chiara Ugolini (5 September 2014). "Venezia 71, arriva "Perez.": Luca Zingaretti avvocato tra legalità e crimine". La Repubblica. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  3. ^ Mauro Donzelli (5 September 2014). "Perez - la recensione del noir di Edoardo De Angelis con Luca Zingaretti". Coming Soon. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  4. ^ Alessandra Levantesi Kezich (2 October 2014). "Perez, un po' Grisham un po' echi di Gomorra". La Stampa. Retrieved 7 February 2015.