Winner,of,Best,First,Film,at,the,2018,Nastri,d’Argento,Awards,,Boys,Cry,is,a,pulse-pounding,crime,thriller,set,on,the,outskirts,of,Rome.,There,,teenage,best,friends,Mirko,and,Manolo,spend,their,days,in,school,and,their,nights,delivering,pizza.,The,clueless,teenagers,dream,of,a,better,life,filled,with,money,and,women.,Not,that,they,have,much,chance,getting,there,on,their,meagre,delivery,boy,wages.,Commiserating,about,their,prospects,one,night,while,driving,the,streets,of,Rome,,the,boys,are,involved,in,a,fateful,hit-and-run.,Word,of,the,accident,earns,the,pair,an,introduction,and,a,first,assignment,with,the,local,Mafia.,But,while,Manolo’s,opportunistic,father,encourages,his,reluctant,son,to,claim,the,glory,and,the,rewards,for,himself,,it’s,Mirko,who,takes,to,the,work,with,ease,,testing,the,boys’,unshakeable,bond.,Premiering,to,critical,acclaim,at,the,Berlin,International,Film,Festival’s,Panorama,section,,a,space,reserved,for,films,that,showcase,artistic,vision,and,new,cinematic,directions,,Boys,Cry,masterfully,captures,the,unease,,shifting,allegiances,,moral,questioning,and,overwhelming,sense,of,inescapability,of,life,in,Rome’s,underworld.
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