'Ti mangio il cuore'

Shot in black and white, Ti mangio il cuore is a gangster movie with a great, tragic love affair at its heart, based on the book by Carlo Bonini and Giuliano Foschini (published in Italy by Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore).

A place forgotten by God, the high plateaus of the Gargano range are fought over by crime clans who seem to come from a remote past. It is a land reminiscent of the Far West ruled by the spirit of “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth”. The ancient feud between two rival families is rekindled by a forbidden love: that between Andrea, reluctant heir of the Malatesta family, and Marilena, the beautiful wife of the Camporeale boss. Their undefeatable passion, stronger than reason, reignites war between the families.

Shot entirely in Apulia, in the provinces of Foggia and Barletta-Andria-Trani, locations included Ascoli Satriano, Castelluccio dei Sauri, Margherita Di Savoia, Foggia, Carpino, Manfredonia, Vieste, Cagnano Varano and Barletta.