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Sep 4, 2022 · In short, Burning Hearts is a far cry from the usual comedies shot in Apulia, but the unrelenting aestheticization of savagery can feel monotonous and mechanical in this 115-minute movie. Burning Hearts is produced by Indigo Film together with RAI Cinema , in collaboration with Paramount+.
Plot. In the Gargano promontory live two families belonging to the Apulian mafia , the Malatesta and the Camporeale, who vie for control of the territory. The two families have had bloody disputes over the years, including the massacre of the family of Michele Malatesta in 1960 , which deeply marked the clan .
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Sep 22, 2022 · Overview. Puglia. Burnt by the sun and by hatred, the promontory of Gargano is contested by criminals who seem to come from a remote past governed by the law of the jungle. An archaic land reminiscent of the Far West, in which blood is washed away with blood.
Sep 19, 2023 · Burning Hearts is directed by Pippo Mezzapesa and was the Best Cinematography winner at the 2023 Nastro d’Argento Awards. Based on a non-fiction book by Carlo Bonini and Giuliano Foschino, Burning Hearts is inspired by the true story of Rosa Di Flore. Mafia rival clans, the Malatesta and the Camporeale, have a history of bloody feuds.
Cinematography. Michele D'Attanasio (B&W) Producer. Indigo Film, Apulia Film Commission, RAI Cinema. Genre. Drama. Romance. Synopsis. Puglia. Burnt by the sun and by hatred, the promontory of Gargano is contested by criminals who seem to come from a remote past governed by the law of the jungle.
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- Michele D'Attanasio (B&W)
- Pippo Mezzapesa
The movie was shot in the countryside of Foggia, Puglia, southern Italy. It is a modern, noir version of Rome and Juliet but based on a real story. The movie makes many references to real recent events of mafia and tells the story of Rosa/Maddalena, the first woman confessing the atrocities of this particularly violent mafia.
Directed by Pippo Mezzapesa. Puglia. Burnt by the sun and by hatred, the promontory of Gargano is contested by criminals who seem to come from a remote past governed by the law of the jungle. An archaic land reminiscent of the Far West, in which blood is washed away with blood.
