JAMESON DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
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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 />
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