Caesar Must Die (Cesare deve morire)
Winner of the Golden Bear at the Berlinale, Paolo and Vittorio Taviani's Caesar Must Die deftly melds narrative and documentary in a transcendently powerful drama-within-a-drama. The film was made in Rome's Rebibbia Prison, where the inmates are preparing to stage Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. After a competitive casting process, the roles are eventually allocated, and the prisoners begin exploring the text, finding in its tale of fraternity, power and betrayal parallels to their own lives and stories. Hardened criminals, many with links to organised crime, these actors find great motivation in performing the play. As we witness the rehearsals, beautifully photographed in various nooks and crannies within the prison, we see the inmates also work through their own conflicts, both internal and between each other.
Cast:
Cosimo Rega (Cassio)
Salvatore Striano (Bruto)
Giovanni Arcuri (Cesare)
Antonio Frasca (Marcantonio)
Director: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
Writer: William Shakespeare, Paolo Taviani
Runtime: 76 min
Genre: Drama
Language: Italian
Production Year: 2012
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