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Salvo (2014)

By Victoria Myerscough @thebookthefilm · On September 27, 2014


The Gist:

Salvo (Saleh Bakri) is an assassin for the Sicilian Mafia who decides to spare the life of Rita, a blind girl overhears her brother’s murder.  His decision ultimately puts both their lives in danger.

The Review:

 In their feature debut, Antonio Piazza and Fabio Grassadonia deliver a more nuanced take on the mafia assassin genre. More concerned with imagery and atmosphere that blood and guts.

Salvo himself is the epitome of calculating effectiveness.  Cold and ruthless in pursuit of his mark until Rita (Sara Serraiocco), the blind sister of one of his victims causes an existential crisis which causes him to let her live.  His motives for this are never clearly explained, though his fascination with her inability to see the horrors he has committed give her a purity he rarely encounters in his line of work.

The cinematography in Salvo is outstanding, creating a stifling, oppressive heat on the streets of Palermo.

The Verdict:

Mercifully steering clear of ‘hitman with a heart of gold’ stereotypes, Salvo is a stylish foray into the mafia genre.  As a first feature

Like some of cinema’s best hitmen, Salvo is short on dialogue, but Bakri’s performance hangs not on a script but on the subtly created world that Piazza and Grassadonia have created around him.  If this is a first feature, then it’s exciting to see what they will do next.

 

Certificate: 15

Directors: Antonio Piazza, Fabio Grassadonia

Starring:  Saleh Bakri, Sara Serraiocco, Luigi Lo Cascio, Mario Pupella

Release Date: 29th September

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Victoria Myerscough

Vikki is the Editor of The Book, The Film, The T-Shirt. She created it as a way to put her opinions out there before family and friends stopped speaking to her. She has a love of classic Hollywood Cinema, Sci-Fi and an inexplicable need to watch anything with Keanu Reeves in it, no matter how terrible. You can also find her incoherent ramblings on life, the universe and everything over on her lifestyle blog www.semicharmedlife.co.uk

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