{"id":905,"date":"2014-07-29T20:32:41","date_gmt":"2014-07-29T20:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/corkcineclub.com\/?p=905"},"modified":"2015-08-31T13:36:48","modified_gmt":"2015-08-31T13:36:48","slug":"salvo-thursday-9-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corkcineclub.com\/2014\/07\/salvo-thursday-9-october\/","title":{"rendered":"SALVO – Thursday 9 October, 8pm"},"content":{"rendered":"

A hitman for the Sicilian Mafia, Salvo is solitary, cold and ruthless. When he sneaks into a house to eliminate a man, he discovers Rita, a young blind girl who powerlessly stands by while her brother is assassinated.\u00a0 Salvo tries to close those disturbing eyes, staring at him yet unseeing. \u00a0Something impossible happens, and Salvo decides to spare her life. \u00a0From then on, these two beings, both haunted by the world they belong to, are linked together forever.\u00a0 – Cannes Film Festival 2013, Critics Week<\/strong><\/p>\n

Director: Fabio Grassadonia, Antonio Piazza.\u00a0 Italy, France, 2013.\u00a0 Language: Sicilian, Italian.\u00a0 108 minutes.\u00a0 Cert: CLUB<\/p>\n

A fascinating, stylised drama…white-knuckle action coupled with eerie, atmospheric pacing makes this film about the Sicilian mafia an intriguing watch.<\/em>\u00a0– The Guardian<\/p>\n

Utterly absorbing…Salvo defies our expectations of the gangster genre.<\/em>\u00a0– Screen Daily<\/p>\n

Captivating…a fascinating Italian film noir, immacuately made.<\/em> – Cineuropa<\/p>\n

Starring: Saleh Bakri, Sara Serraiocco, Luigi Lo Cascio, Mario Pupella<\/p>\n