Ammazzare stanca by Daniele Vicari is the story of a boy who rebels against his criminal destiny. His name is Antonio Zagari, and his is a true story.
The film stars Gabriel Montesi, Vinicio Marchioni, Selene Caramazza, Andrea Fuorto, Thomas Trabacchi, Cristiana Vaccaro, and Rocco Papaleo as Don Peppino Pesce.
Eight weeks of filming took place in Emilia-Romagna: Pianoro, Bologna, Marzabotto, Grizzana Morandi, Zola Predosa, San Lazzaro di Savena, Sasso Marconi, Casalecchio; and Calabria: Lamezia Terme, Spezzano della Sila, Camigliatello Silano, San Luca, Bovalino.
Produced by Pier Giorgio Bellocchio, Manetti Bros., the film is a Mompracem production with Rai Cinema, supported by the Emilia-Romagna Region through the Emilia-Romagna Film Commission, and by the Calabria Film Commission.
Written by Daniele Vicari and Andrea Cedrola, the screenplay is loosely based on Antonio Zagari's autobiography, Ammazzare stanca, published by Compagnia Editoriale Aliberti. It premiered at the 2025 Venice Biennale in the "Spotlight" section.
Ammazzare stanca by Daniele Vicari is the story of a boy who rebels against his criminal destiny. His name is Antonio Zagari, and his is a true story.
The film stars Gabriel Montesi, Vinicio Marchioni, Selene Caramazza, Andrea Fuorto, Thomas Trabacchi, Cristiana Vaccaro, and Rocco Papaleo as Don Peppino Pesce.
Eight weeks of filming took place in Emilia-Romagna: Pianoro, Bologna, Marzabotto, Grizzana Morandi, Zola Predosa, San Lazzaro di Savena, Sasso Marconi, Casalecchio; and Calabria: Lamezia Terme, Spezzano della Sila, Camigliatello Silano, San Luca, Bovalino.
Produced by Pier Giorgio Bellocchio, Manetti Bros., the film is a Mompracem production with Rai Cinema, supported by the Emilia-Romagna Region through the Emilia-Romagna Film Commission, and by the Calabria Film Commission.
Written by Daniele Vicari and Andrea Cedrola, the screenplay is loosely based on Antonio Zagari's autobiography, Ammazzare stanca, published by Compagnia Editoriale Aliberti. It premiered at the 2025 Venice Biennale in the "Spotlight" section.
The early 1970s. The Calabrian crime organization 'Ndrangheta is growing in influence and power from the south to the north of the country. Antonio is the son of Giacomo, a boss who has moved from Calabria to Lombardy; a multiple killer who realizes he's not suited to the life: killing has become an unbearable burden. He is repulsed by blood, a disgust first physical then moral, which, however, endangers himself and the people he loves. While his peers are rebelling in the streets, in factories and universities, he is increasingly repelled by the exercise of power and his father's ferocity. He must find the courage to stand up to his father and plot a revenge against him that will be worse than death.
