Black Souls

Winning numerous awards at the Venice Film Festival, this Italian gangster drama centres on the three Carbone brothers. While the family’s criminal reputation remains wealthy and strong, the eldest brother, Luciano, has turned away from the drug-dealing life to live peacefully with his wife and teenage son.

“The problem is that Luciano's son, the bored and restless Leo, idolizes his charismatic uncle Luigi, who is still deeply involved in the narcotics trade with his middle brother, the bespectacled mastermind of the family business. When the impetuous boy lets loose his frustrations one night, he doesn't know what trouble is being stirred up by his folly. In this tight Calabrian world where slights to honour demand retribution, all three brothers are pulled into a struggle where the odds are weighted heavily in favour of the most ruthless.” (Toronto International Film Festival)

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