Burning Hearts (2022)

Original title

Ti mangio il cuore

Directed by

Pippo Mezzapesa

Genre

drama film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

MA 15+

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 112 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman in a mafia family decides to become an informant after witnessing the violence of the Gargano Mafia. The film follows her dangerous life as she navigates betrayal and the threat of retaliation.

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What happens

Burning Hearts (Italian: Ti mangio il cuore, lit. 'I'll eat your heart') is a 2022 Italian drama film written and directed by Pippo Mezzapesa. The film premiered at the Horizons section of the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival. It is based on a non-fiction book by Carlo Bonini and Giuliano Foschini and inspired by the true story of Rosa Di Fiore, the first pentita (informant) of the Gargano Mafia. It marked the acting debut of singer Elodie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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