Perez.


Perez. is a 2014 Italian neo-noir film written and directed by Edoardo De Angelis. It was screened in the Horizons section at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.

Plot

Demetrio Perez is a famous criminal lawyer from Naples who years ago was considered one of the best in his field, but after having had made too many enemies is now reduced to working as a public defender. His life begins to fall apart when his daughter Tea falls madly in love with Francesco Corvino, the son of a boss of the Camorra.
Luca Buglione, the boss of a rival clan, decides to become a pentito. He makes a deal with Perez: if the lawyer will retrieve a batch of smuggled diamonds for him, then he will testify against Francesco.

Cast