Wednesday, February 8, 21:00
Saturday, February 11, 19:00
Tel Aviv Cinematheque
Tickets are available at 03-6060800 ext. 9
or click on English menu and select the date at the Cinematheque web site
Director: Sebastiano Riso
Cast: Davide Capone, Vincenzo Amato, Lucia Sardo
Italy, 2014, 98 min., Italian w/ Hebrew and English subtitles
Cannes Film Festival 2014 – Critics’ Week
Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Iris Prize for Best Actor, 2015
In collaboration of the Italian Culture Institute in Tel Aviv
Fourteen-year old Davide is different from other boys. Running away from home, he finds refuge in a park that is a world of it own, where lost youths from across the city of Catania wander. It is a universe existing on the sidelines, at which reality turns a blind eye.
One day, Davide’s past catches up with him, and he is about to face the most difficult choice of his life.
In the best tradition of Italian drama, Darker than Midnight faithfully depicts the miserable yet vibrant life of the streets, adhering to the neo-realist heritage of Pasolini and Fellini.
The outcome is as enthralling as only Italian films are, with a gallery of colorful figures, boisterous hookers, handsome boys and young men, and touching music. Don’t miss out on this spellbinding film, with an ending that will stay with you long after you watch it.