Winning numerous awards at the Venice Film Festival, this Italian gangster drama centres on the three Carbone brothers. While the...
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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89 %53 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
70 %875 reviewsAudience score rating
"Focuses on incongruous leftovers from a benighted past, where kinship and blood feuds in a marginalized corner of rural Italy fester..."
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Variety
Variety"There’s an almost theatrical grandeur to the plot... but moment-to-moment it zings with realism."
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The Telegraph
The Telegraph"The ensemble cast is strong, and the filmmaking supple, but the narrative never quite catches fire."
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The Dissolve
The Dissolve"Broodingly effective as a crime drama because it's driven by family dynamics as much as the mechanics of transgression."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Though it doesn't have Gomorra's comprehension problems, it also lacks that film's iconic cinematic imagery and seems ultimately far less memorable."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"The tone is pseudo-Sopranos at times, but the oppressive ambience is grippingly sustained."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineBlack Souls | Details
Award winner- Pasinetti Award, AKAI International Award, Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award and Schermi di Qualità Award winner at 2014 Venice Film Festival
- Rating
- M,
- Runtime
- 103
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- Italy, France
