Dark Love (film)

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Dark Love
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Film poster
Italian L'amore buio
Directed by Antonio Capuano
Starring
CinematographyTommaso Borgstrom
Music byPasquale Catalano
Release dates
  • September 2, 2010 (2010-09-02)(Venice Film Festival)
  • September 3, 2010 (2010-09-03)(Italy)
Running time
110 minutes
LanguageItalian

Dark Love (Italian : L'amore buio) is a 2010 Italian drama film directed by Antonio Capuano. It premiered out of competition at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. [1] [2]

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Plot

Irene (De Angelis) is a well-to-do young woman who is gang-raped by a quartet of thuggish Neapolitan teenage boys. One of them, Ciro (Agrio) begins a correspondence with her after his conviction, as both victim and victimiser seek catharsis through artistic expression.

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References

  1. Paolo D'Agostini (September 2, 2010). "Napoli e i ragazzi dello stupro le storie scomode di Capuano". La Repubblica . Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  2. Leslie Felperin (September 2, 2010). "Review: 'Dark Love'". Variety . Retrieved 25 February 2014.