| Pericle | |
| Director: | Stefano Mordini |
| Starring: | Riccardo Scamarcio Marina Foïs |
| Music: | Peter von Poehl |
| Cinematography: | Matteo Cocco |
| Editing: | Jacopo Quadri |
| Runtime: | 104 minutes |
| Country: | Italy |
| Language: | Italian |
| Gross: | [1] |
Pericle (Italian: '''Pericle il Nero''') is a 2016 Italian crime film directed by Stefano Mordini.[2] It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.[3] [4]
Pericle is the henchman of Don Pietro, the boss of a powerful Camorra gang based in Belgium. His specialty is sodomizing victims, compelling their submission to the will of the organization. After making a fatal mistake during a punitive mission, he finds himself sentenced to death, and is forced to escape to France, where an unexpected encounter makes him reflect on his life.
Pericle grossed $167,439 at the box office.