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BALLAD IN BLOOD

by Ruggero Deodato

synopsis

It's the day after Halloween Night in an Italian academic city. Jacopo, Lenka and Duke wake up in the student's apartment Lenka shares with her roommate Elisabeth. Jacopo is a student too, Duke is an African-American drug dealer. The dawn of the new day brings with it a horrible problem: Elizabeth is dead. Someone has cut her throat. But there's more, neither Jacopo nor Duke nor Lenka remember what happened. They were too drunk and stoned…They do try to get rid of the body, but with disastrous results. Then, they slowly start to remember to find out Elisabeth has recorded most of that Halloween party happenings on her smartphone. When pieces begin to get in place, we are faced with a nightmare of sex and blood. In the meantime, Lenka thinks of a plan to pull herself out of trouble.

international title: Ballad in Blood
original title: Ballad in Blood
country: Italy
sales agent: TVCO
year: 2016
genre: fiction
directed by: Ruggero Deodato
film run: 93'
screenplay: Ruggero Deodato, Angelo Orlando, Jacopo Mazzuoli
cast: Carlotta Morelli, Gabriele Rossi, Noemi Smorra, Edward Williams, Ernesto Mahieux, Roger Garth, Rita Rusciano, Saverio Deodato
cinematography by: Mirko Fioravanti
film editing: Daniel de Rossi
art director: Paolo Innocenzi, Barbara Sgambellone
costumes designer: Loredana Paletta
music: Claudio Simonetti
producer: Massimo Esposti
production: Bell Film

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