Cain and Abel revisited as two siblings — a doctor working to save the life of a young victim of a road rage and the lawyer assigned to defend the off-duty cop who shot him — push the limits of their rivalry when the son of one brother and daughter of the other are caught on surveillance camera pummeling a homeless woman. The only explanations given for the spontaneous beating (other than living a life of pampered boredom) are a Jackass-style video the cousins watched earlier in the day and alcohol consumed at a party. This showcase of escalating savagery ends with a dissonant burst of violence that lands like a gratuitous punchline rather than a closing argument. Co-written and directed by Ivano De Matteo and starring Alessandro Gassman, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, and Luigi Lo Cascio. Subtitled. (2014) — Scott Marks
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