Bare Hands

"Sometimes you cross paths with the wrong people."

2025 1h 24m IT

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 21

ActionThrillerDrama

Synopsis

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Davide, a good kid with the eyes of a child and the body of a grown man, is kidnapped one night and locked inside the dark trailer of a truck. He becomes a prisoner of a mysterious organization that forces him to fight, bare-handed, in brutal underground matches that can end only one way: the death of one of the two fighters.

“Sometimes you cross paths with the wrong people.”

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Cast

Alessandro Gassmann
Minuto
Francesco Gheghi
Davide
Fotinì Peluso
Eva
Paolo Madonna
Puma
Giordana Marengo
Giulia
Renato Carpentieri
Amato

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mauro Mancini
Writers: Davide Lisino, Mauro Mancini
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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RUNTIME

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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released last year.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mauro Mancini, shot by Sandro Chessa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Gianluca Scarpa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Alessandro Gassmann and Francesco Gheghi and Fotinì Peluso carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Sometimes you cross paths with the wrong people.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt32047555 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mauro Mancini directs. Sandro Chessa behind the camera. Gianluca Scarpa cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

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184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released last year.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Mauro Mancini, shot by Sandro Chessa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Gianluca Scarpa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Alessandro Gassmann and Francesco Gheghi and Fotinì Peluso carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Sometimes you cross paths with the wrong people.".
8IMDB entry: tt32047555 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.