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<strong>JAMESON</strong> <strong>DUBLIN</strong> <strong>INTERNATIONAL</strong> <strong>FILM</strong> <strong>FESTIVAL</strong> 2014<br />

WEDNESDAY 19TH FEBRUARY<br />

SALVO<br />

A henchman for the Sicilian Mafia, Salvo is solitary,<br />

cold and ruthless in this Italian film noir, which won<br />

the Critics’ Week Grand Prix at the 2013 Cannes<br />

Film Festival.<br />

‘an impressive feature debut’<br />

The Hollywood Reporter<br />

Wed 19 Feb / Cineworld 8 / 9pm / 105 minutes<br />

Writer-directors: Fabio Grassadonia, Antonio Piazza 2013 Italy<br />

Cast: Saleh Bakri, Sara Serraiocco, Luigi Lo Cascio<br />

Winner, Critics’ Week Grand Prize, Cannes Film Festival<br />

Presented in association with the Italian Institute of Culture - Dublin<br />

After being ambushed by a rival Mafia clan and<br />

winning the shootout, Salvo sneaks into the house<br />

of one of the last members to finish the job. Upon<br />

entry he discovers Rita (Sara Serraiocco), a beautiful<br />

young blind girl who powerlessly stands by while<br />

he assassinates her brother. After sparing Rita’s life,<br />

Salvo escorts her to an abandoned factory where<br />

she is held captive. He battles with his duty to<br />

dispose of this witness while his fascination with<br />

her grows. An intense part-miracle results in an<br />

unbreakable bond between the two.<br />

Palestinian actor Saleh Bakri (The Time That Remains,<br />

The Band’s Visit) offers a captivating performance<br />

as the supposedly steely mafia assassin in Sicilian<br />

film-makers Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza’s<br />

astonishing part-action, part-thriller.<br />

Lavazzo Italian Film Festival<br />

With special guests Fabio Grassadonia and<br />

Antonio Piazza<br />

BOOK ONLINE AT JDIFF.COM 81

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