Shooting kicked off yesterday in Fiumicino - to be continued in Rome and other Lazio-based locations - on A Bunch of Bastards [+lee también:
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Leading the cast of A Bunch of Bastards, written by Albanesi himself in league with Luca Poldelmengo (Cemento armato [+lee también:
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Q&A: Marco Bellocchio
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entrevista: Francesco Munzi
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“We are entering into production with a Tarantino-style action film which boasts an incredible cast and a story featuring an endless succession of twists and turns. I truly believe the time is right for the return of Italian genre films of international ambition”, proclaimed Gianluca Curti, managing director of Minerva Pictures and the film’s co-screenwriter. “This is the second film I’ve produced with Marco Bocci playing the lead [following on from Calibro 9, ed]. Marco is an extraordinary professional and a wonderful actor. The chemistry he creates with Cerlino and Mazzotta will take you by surprise, even if they do beat the living daylights out of each other in the film…”.

A Bunch of Bastards is an Italian-Brazilian co-production produced by Santo Versace and Gianluca Curti on behalf of Minerva Pictures, alongside Rai Cinema, in co-production with Boccato Productions. The film was made with the support of the Lazio Region and is co-funded by the European Union.