Milan, Nowadays: Fernando, son of Ugo Piazza, is a brilliant criminal defense lawyer whose mother, Nelly, has done everything in her power to raise him different from his father, a deplorable gangster.
Cinematography
Milan after dark—neon and shadows doing heavy lifting.
Direction
Toni D'Angelo channels 70s poliziotteschi with modern sleekness.
Acting
Marco Bocci's smoldering restraint as the son who couldn't escape.
Director
Toni D'Angelo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is a legacy sequel to Fernando Di Leo's 1972 'Milano Calibro 9,' a cornerstone of poliziotteschi cinema that defined Italy's gritty answer to American noir.
The original 'Caliber 9' was so violent it was banned in several countries; this 2021 version plays more psychological, less visceral.
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