The mother of a young careless gangster is dying. The gangster's associates, disgusted by the boy's disregard for his sick mother, leads the character into deep self reflection. These reflections, having been processed mechanically and without concern for moral, induce the simplest yet most violent of actions.
Pasquale Fernandez
Giovanni
Umberto Longobardi
Boss
Giorgio Francesco Palombi
Mother
The mother of a young careless gangster is dying. The gangster's associates, disgusted by the boy's disregard for his sick mother, leads the character into deep self reflection. These reflections, having been processed mechanically and without concern for moral, induce the simplest yet most violent of actions.
"Giovanni" (Pasquale Fernandez) - whom I thought looked like a younger version of the "Kurgan" from "Highlander" (1996), is a bit of a thug. He deals in petty crime, drugs and then comes home to his bedridden mother in a room painted bright white - as if to compensate for her son's somewhat darker life. What he can't get his head around is that his acquaintances find his behaviour towards his dying mama reprehensible. Even his younger pals think he needs to take some responsibility and care for the women. He is torn. He doesn't know how to change, to help or what to do for the best - so he comes up with his own permanent solution which perhaps isn't the one I was expecting. This goes some way to exposing the risks of living in an emotional vacuum. Of not being able to accept or give love - either by nature or nurture, and though some of the production is distinctly ropey (i.e the violent scene in the bathroom), there's quite a potent message to observe here and it's worth a look.
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