Completed - ITALIAN - Fantasy, Musical - 90 minutes
A dark psychedelic musical, a pop revisiting of Shakespeare’s Richard III set in the underground of Rome's crime world. Mad, inventive, courageous. A magnificent feast, a work of art.
Year of production : 2017 Director(s) : Roberta TORRE Cast : Massimo RANIERI, Sonia BERGAMASCO
In a Fantasy Kingdom, at the gates of a city called Rome, lives the Mancini Noble Family in their crumbling Castle. They are descendants of a noble lineage and run a flourishing drug dealing business as well as other shady activities. Here, Riccardo Mancini has fought a constant power struggle with his brothers for supremacy and command of the family. The men dominate, but in fact it is ruled in the shadows by the powerful Queen Mother, the grand weaver of perverse equilibriums. When Riccardo returns after a long stay in a psychiatric hospital, he begins plotting to actively seize the crown. To this end, he will murder anyone who blocks his climb to power...
Country(ies) : ITALY, FRANCE
Torino FF 2017 (After Hours)Berlin European Film Market (EFM) 2018