''Bloody Richard'' () is a 2017 Italian

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directed by Roberta Torre, starring

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''. The film has been presented out of competition at the 35th Turin Film Festival.

Plot

Riccardo Mancini leaves a psychiatric hospital where he spent long years due to a mysterious crime. He is determined to take revenge and conquer power within his underworld family; he will have no qualms about getting rid of his brothers and those who hinder his path and he will do so by singing.

Cast

as Riccardo Mancini * Sonia Bergamasco as The Queen Mother * Silvia Gallerano as Betta Mancini * Ivan Franěk as Romolo ''Lo Zingaro'' (''The Gypsy'') * Tommaso Ragno as Edoardo Mancini ''La Jena'' (''The Hyena'')

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*{{IMDb title, 7063126 2017 films 2010s musical drama films Italian musical drama films 2010s Italian-language films 2017 drama films 2017 musical films