5 Is the Perfect Number

5 Is the Perfect Number
Film poster
Italian5 è il numero perfetto
Directed byIgort
Screenplay byIgort
Based on5 is the Perfect Number
by Igort
Produced byElda Ferri
Marina Alessandra Marzotto
Mattia Oddone
StarringToni Servillo
Valeria Golino
Carlo Buccirosso
Iaia Forte
CinematographyNicolaj Brüel
Edited byEsmeralda Calabria
Walter Fasano
Production
company
Distributed by01 Distribution
Release date
  • 29 August 2019 (2019-08-29)
Running time
138 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageNeapolitan

5 Is the Perfect Number (Italian: 5 è il numero perfetto) is a 2019 Italian thriller drama film directed by Igort, based on his 2002 homonymous graphic novel,[1] starring Toni Servillo and Valeria Golino.

The film was released in Italy on 29 August 2019[2] and presented at the Venice Days of the 76th Venice Film Festival.[3]

Plot

In 1970s Naples, the retired camorrist Peppino Lo Cicero decides to return to action after the murder of his son Nino. Imagining that his son's death was caused by a betrayal, Peppino tries to hire four fellow hitmen in order to plan and execute his revenge.

Cast

  • Emanuele Valenti as Ciro
  • Marcello Romolo as Michele

Reception

The film has been described as visually and stylistically appealing, yet not emotionally compelling by The Hollywood Reporter.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Igort approda al cinema con un Toni Servillo versione killer in impermeabile". mymovies.it. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  2. ^ "5 è il numero perfetto - Film (2019)". comingsoon.it. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Giornate degli Autori, l'Italia in concorso con Igort". La Repubblica. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. ^ Young, Deborah (2019-09-01). "'5 Is the Perfect Number' ('5 e' il numero perfetto'): Film Review | Venice 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-10-12.


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