Open Doors

Open Doors

1990 · 108 min · IT · 7.2 (27 votes)
Dir. Gianni Amelio · Starring Gian Maria Volonté, Ennio Fantastichini, Renzo Giovampietro, Renato Carpentieri, Tony Palazzo, Tuccio Musumeci · Music Franco Piersanti
Drama

Tommaso Scalia is a man who commits three murders: he kills his superior who sacked him, the man who replaced him and his wife. He wants a quick trial and an early execution, but an earnest, principled assistant judge looks for a way to save the murderer from being shot, because he does not belive in capital punishment.

VIBE

A heavy, deliberate examination of crime and consequence. It feels like a cold, hard look at the justice system, forcing you to confront difficult questions about punishment and the human condition. The atmosphere is thick with moral ambiguity.

somberintrospectivebleakunsettlingslow-burncharacter-driven dramaproceduralgritty realismjusticemoralitycapital punishmentguilt
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