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Earned back only 66% of its budget on initial theatrical β a commercial disappointment on release.
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A.C.A.B. - All Cops Are Bastards
2012 1h 45m IT
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7.0TMDB Β· 865
ActionDramaCrime
Synopsis
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A look at the controversial riot cops unit, told through the stories of three veteran cops and a young recruit.
βSome stories are better left unspoiled.β
Cast
Pierfrancesco Favino
Cobra
Filippo Nigro
Negro
Marco Giallini
Mazinga
Andrea Sartoretti
Carletto
Domenico Diele
Adriano
Roberta Spagnuolo
Maria
Eugenio Mastrandrea
Giancarlo
Eradis Josende Oberto
Miriam
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Stefano Sollima
- Writers
- Leonardo Valenti, Barbara Petronio, Daniele Cesarano
- Languages
- Italian
- Countries
- France, Italy
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ERA
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Released 14 years ago.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.
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ERA
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Directed by Stefano Sollima, shot by Paolo Carnera. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Mokadelic. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Patrizio Marone shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Pierfrancesco Favino and Filippo Nigro and Marco Giallini carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1893195 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Stefano Sollima directs. Paolo Carnera behind the camera. Mokadelic scores. Patrizio Marone cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in France, Italy. Dialogue in Italian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 66% of its budget on initial theatrical β a commercial disappointment on release.
- 2Released 14 years ago.
- 3International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.
- 4Directed by Stefano Sollima, shot by Paolo Carnera. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Mokadelic. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Patrizio Marone shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Pierfrancesco Favino and Filippo Nigro and Marco Giallini carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt1893195 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Paolo Carnera
- Original score
- Mokadelic
- Editing
- Patrizio Marone
- Production design
- Paola Comencini
- Costume design
- Veronica Fragola
- Makeup / hair
- Ferdinando Merolla
- Stunt coordinator
- Alessandro Borgese
- Runtime
- 105 min Β· 1h 45m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $5,000,000
- Box office
- $3,300,000
- Return
- 66% of budget
- Original language
- IT
- Certification (US)
- 16
Also by
Stefano Sollima
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Selected frames
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Production companies
Who made it
Cattleya
IT
- FA
Fast Film
IT
RAI Cinema
IT
- BA
Babe Films
FR
MiC
IT
RAI
IT
Key crew
- Costume DesignVeronica Fragola
- NovelCarlo Bonini
- Second Assistant DirectorLeonardo Santini
- Hair Department HeadFerdinando Merolla
- Script SupervisorMelissa Strizzi
- Assistant CameraMassimiliano Ricci
- Visual Effects ProducerPaola Trisoglio
- Location ManagerSimone Sterpetti
- Second Assistant DirectorJacopo Giovannini
- Delegated ProducerGina Gardini
- Sound MixerRoberto Moroni
- Visual Effects CoordinatorFederica Nisi
- SoundGilberto Martinelli
- Assistant EditorAlessandra Malvestito
- Production ManagerRaffaella Ridolfi
- Sound EditorFrancesco Vallocchia
- Production CoordinatorLiza J. Butler
- Assistant Production DesignAlberto Duelli
- EditorPatrizio Marone
- Set DecorationMaurizio Leonardi
- First Assistant DirectorAlessandro Pascuzzo
- Executive ProducerMatteo De Laurentiis
- Unit ManagerFabio CarlΓ
- Production DesignPaola Comencini
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- police
- demonstration
- special unit
- hooligan
- angry
- conscience conflict
- intimate
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical2012-10-1016
Also known as
International titles
- A.C.A.B.IT
- ΠΡΠ΅ ΠΊΠΎΠΏΡ β ΡΠ±Π»ΡΠ΄ΠΊΠΈRU
- ACAB, All Cops Are BastardsFR
- A.C.A.B.HU
- ACAB: All Cops Are BastardsNO
- A.C.A.B.: All Cops Are BastardsUS
- A.C.A.B.: All Cops Are BastardsDE
