The Predators (film)

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The Predators
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Film poster
Italian I predatori
Directed by Pietro Castellitto
Written byPietro Castellitto
Produced by Domenico Procacci
Laura Paolucci
Starring
CinematographyCarlo Rinaldi
Production
companies
Distributed by 01 Distribution
Release date
  • 22 October 2020 (2020-10-22)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The Predators (Italian : I predatori) is a 2020 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Pietro Castellitto in his directorial debut. [1]

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The film was presented at the Horizons section of the 77th Venice International Film Festival, where it received the Best Screenplay Award.

Plot

One day in Ostia, a charismatic watch seller manages to cheat the elderly Ines Vismara by selling her a faulty watch for 1,000 euros. This incident enrages Claudio, Ines' son, a fascist proprietor of a gun shop, and destabilizes Ines to the point that she is run over by a van while crossing the street.

Ines is saved and brought to the hospital by Dr. Pierpaolo Pavone, the head of an intellectual radical chic family. Pierpaolo's wife, Laura, is an uncompromising film director, and their 25-year-old son, Federico, is a scholar passionate about Friedrich Nietzsche. Federico becomes upset when his professor, Nicola, informs him that he cannot join him in exhuming Nietzsche's body. Pierpaolo is having an affair with Gaia, the young girlfriend of Bruno Parise, a colleague who enjoys playing pranks on him.

One day, Federico manages to purchase a bomb from Claudio to destroy Nietzsche's grave. Federico completes his mission despite being injured during the explosion. Flavio, Claudio's uncle, informs him that after being arrested, Federico will reveal where he acquired the bomb. Because Federico is the son of a medic and a director, he won't be sent to jail. However, if the police discover Claudio's guns, Claudio will surely be imprisoned. Consequently, Flavio orders Claudio to kill Federico.

When Claudio confronts Federico, he discovers that Federico is the son of Pierpaolo, the medic who saved his mother's life, and aborts the mission. When Flavio demands an explanation, Claudio brings his 12-year-old gun-loving son, Cesare, to the meeting. Cesare shoots and kills Flavio with a shotgun. Claudio is arrested but retains his parental rights.

A few months later, Bruno dies from brain cancer, which Pierpaolo had diagnosed. Gaia manages to find a new boyfriend in the very watch seller who triggered the entire series of events.

Cast

Accolades

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References

  1. ↑ "Intervista a Pietro Castellitto: "I miei Predatori nati dal fallimento come attore"". The Huffington Post . 11 September 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Venezia, Pietro Castellitto vince per sceneggiatura a Orizzonti". Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata . 12 September 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
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