Director Andrea Di Stefano’s taut action thriller starring Pierfrancesco Favino is stylishly set in Milano and harkens to the Italian-Crime Thrillers of the 70s, a decade whose genre films were commonly referred to as “Polizieschi”. Think Italian crimesploitation movies, heavily influenced by American films like Bullit, Mean Streets or Death Wish, to name a few.
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The last time an asian film made waves was Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, which nabbed 10 Oscar nominations. (more…)
