Black Souls

Black Souls
Black Souls
	File:Anime nere poster.jpg Film poster
Directed by	Francesco Munzi
Written by	Francesco Munzi; Gioacchino Criaco
Starring	Barbora Bobuľová
Cinematography	Vladan Radovic
Edited by	Cristiano Travaglioli
Music by	Giuliano Taviani
Release dates	29 August 2014 (Venice); 18 September 2014 (Italy);
Running time	103 minutes
Countries	Italy; France
Languages	Italian; Calabrese

Black Souls (Italian: Anime nere) is a 2014 Italian-French crime drama film directed by Francesco Munzi. It was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.^[1]^[2] It was also selected to be screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.^[3]

Plot

Luigi is a member of the Calabrian 'Ndrangheta and an international drug dealer, linked to powerful South American crime groups. His elder brother Rocco lives in Milan with his wife Valeria and their daughter. He does not approve of the lifestyle of his younger brother but is an entrepreneur thanks to his brother's illicit money. Luciano, the eldest of the three brothers, has remained in Calabria tending his goats in the mountains, with the illusory goal of remaining uninvolved with his brothers' illegal businesses.

Leo, the young and rancorous son of Luciano, in response to an insult, shoots up the exterior of a bar protected by a rival clan of 'Ndrangheta who are already offended by Luigi's refusal to trade with them. Luigi dislikes them because their boss killed his father many years before. The rival clan demands that Luigi supply them with drugs but this motivates Luigi to return to his hometown to take them on, initially by strengthening his links with other families. However, before concluding anything, Luigi is murdered on the street. Rocco, arriving from Milan, is determined to take revenge but, before acting, he wants to know if his family is alone or can count on the support of the other families.

Leo, with a strong attachment to his deceased uncle Luigi, feels that his duty is to solve things alone. He plans to kill the enemy boss but is betrayed by his accomplice and killed. This upsets everyone, especially his father Luciano who, after burning photos of his father who died years before in an ambush by the rival clan, returns home, kills his younger brother Rocco and contemplates a suicide that would complete the extermination of all the men of his family.

Cast

Barbora Bobuľová as Valeria, Rocco's wife
Fabrizio Ferracane as Luciano
Anna Ferruzzo as Antonia, Luciano's wife
Giuseppe Fumo as Leo, Luciano's son
Marco Leonardi as Luigi
Peppino Mazzotta as Rocco

Awards

Awards
Award	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
71st Venice International Film Festival^[4]^[5]	Golden Lion	Francesco Munzi	Nominated
	Pasinetti Award for Best Film	Francesco Munzi	Won
	Mimmo Rotella Fondation Award	Luigi Musini	Won
	Carlo Mazzacurati - Quality Screen Award	Francesco Munzi	Won
	Akai Award for Best Direction	Francesco Munzi	Won
60th David di Donatello Awards^[6]	Best Film	Cinemaundici, Babe Films and Rai Cinema	Won
	Best Director	Francesco Munzi	Won
	Best Script	Francesco Munzi, Fabrizio Ruggirello & Maurizio Braucci	Won
	Best Producer	Cinemaundici, Babe Films and Rai Cinema	Won
	Best Actor	Fabrizio Ferracane	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actress	Barbora Bobulova	Nominated
	Best Cinematography	Vladan Radovic	Won
	Best Sets and Decorations	Luca Servino	Nominated
	Best Costumes	Marina Roberti	Nominated
	Best Makeup	Sonia Maione	Nominated
	Best Hairstyling	Rodolfo Sifari	Nominated
	Best Editing	Cristiano Travaglioli	Won
	Best Sound	Stefano Campus	Won
	Best Score	Giuliano Taviani	Won
	Best Song	Giuliano Taviani and Massimo De Lorenzo	Won
	Youngs' David	Francesco Munzi	Nominated

References

^ "International competition of feature films". Venice. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
^ "Venice Film Festival Lineup Announced". Deadline. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
^ "TIFF Adds 'Clouds of Sils Maria' and 'Two Days, One Night,' Reveals 5 More Lineups". Indiewire. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
^ "Festival di Venezia 2014: ecco tutti i premi della 71ma Mostra del Cinema". Retrieved 26 June 2016.
^ "Venezia71, Anime Nere vince il Premio Akai, migliori attori Antonori e Forte - Foto - La Nuova di Venezia". 5 September 2014. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
^ "David di Donatello 2015, le cinquine: 16 nomination per "Anime nere", 14 per Martone". Retrieved 11 May 2015.

External links

Black Souls at IMDb

[Venice-1] "International competition of feature films". Venice. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

[Deadline-2] "Venice Film Festival Lineup Announced". Deadline. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

[TIFF-3] "TIFF Adds 'Clouds of Sils Maria' and 'Two Days, One Night,' Reveals 5 More Lineups". Indiewire. Retrieved 28 August 2014.

[4] "Festival di Venezia 2014: ecco tutti i premi della 71ma Mostra del Cinema". Retrieved 26 June 2016.

[5] "Venezia71, Anime Nere vince il Premio Akai, migliori attori Antonori e Forte - Foto - La Nuova di Venezia". 5 September 2014. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2016.

[6] "David di Donatello 2015, le cinquine: 16 nomination per "Anime nere", 14 per Martone". Retrieved 11 May 2015.

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