Uimpossible shotindeed, a suicide. He is the one who tries to complete a team of thieves, to say the least shabby, led by the so-called “Island” (Pietro Castellitto), in the film Let’s rob the Duce by Renato De Maria, previewed at the Rome Film Festivalcome on Netflix from 26 October.
The crazy idea is to sneak in in the so-called “black zone” and take possession of Mussolini’s gold, which will soon have to be transferred to Switzerland. Will the members of the gang who, at the end of World War II, can’t wait to turn around get rich?
Let’s rob the Duce: the plot
Milan. 1945. Last days of war. Petercalled “Isola”, is a thief who wants to turn with the woman he loves, a certain Yvonne (Matilda De Angelis), charming nightclub singer Cabiria and lover of the perfidious Achille Borsalino (Filippo Timi), a fascist hierarch. One day Amedeo (Luigi Fedeli), one of the members of the gang of Peterintercepting an encrypted message, he discovers that Mussolini hid his immense treasure right in Milan, in the “Black Zone”, waiting to flee to Switzerland. Isola can’t miss the chance of his life, he wants to do a crazy feat: rob the Duce.
But how? It is about «An impossible undertaking“he is convinced Marcello (Tommaso Ragno), the one who has been protecting Isola since his partisan father was killed. The “Black Zone” is the most guarded place in Italy: there are hundreds of fascists with triggers ready and armed guards at every corner. Pietro insists and together with the two friends they engage a bomber, a “featherweight” and a pilot. Here they join the group “Molotov cocktail”(Alberto Astorri), the young and agile one Hessaplayed by Coco Rebecca Edogamheco (Summertime), and Giovanni Fabbri (Maccio Capatonda), a strange champion of the Mille Miglia. The group will also be helped by Yvonne, ready for anything to change her life. But she gets in the middle Borsalino and his wife Nora (Isabella Ferrari), a woman who turns out to be more treacherous than she looks.
Pietro Castellitto. (Netflix)
The characters of Let’s rob the Duce
Isola (Pietro Castellitto) and Yvonne (Matilda De Angelis)
Pietro, called “Isola”, is the ringleader. He is a thief who likes “danè” (money in the Milanese dialect) defines himself as “a thief, not a spy: spies don’t do enough dane”. He is madly in love with Yvonnethe beautiful singer of the place Cabiriaas well as a woman of the hierarch Borsalino. The opportunity to steal Mussolini’s gold it could turn their lives around. In fact, the goal is escape from the clutches of Achillesready to do anything to continue to hold the beautiful singer in his arms. Yvonne carries with it a secret.
As they say: was the set convict? It seems in fact that just during the filming of Let’s rob the Duce Cupid’s arrow struck Pietro Castellitto and Matilda De Angelis. Now they are a couple in life too.
Pietro Castellitto and Matilda De Angelis. (Netflix)
Achille Borsalino (Filippo Timi) and Nora Cavalieri (Isabella Ferrari)
Timi plays the villain on duty Borsalinoa classic fascist enemy and murderer, who uses his power to get what he wants. First of all Yvonnethe woman he lost his mind for, to the detriment of wife Noraa film actress of the time who despises: “You got to where you are because you made more beds than films,” her husband tells her. Their story is about to capitulate. Borsalino is ready to leave Milan with his gold and with Yvonne, but first he will have to get rid of Peter. Expect a Nora’s backlash, she is not as weak a woman as she seems. She also has a plan in mind.
Isabella Ferrari. (Netflix)
Marcello (Tommaso Ragno) and his friend Molotov
Marcello represents a father figure for “Isola”, in fact, he met the boy’s father before he was killed by the fascists. Since that time Pietro became fond of the veteran of the group, who does nothing but look at his balls. Despite you think the idea of stealing Mussolini’s gold is madness, will be the first to support Peter. He will in fact be the one to call “Molotov” (Alberto Astorri), «the best bomber on the squareAnd his friend.
The gang of “Rob the Duce”. (Netflix)
Amedeo, the featherweight Hessa and the driver Fabbri
Amedeo (Luigi Fedeli) is the one who intercepts the message encrypted in morse by the fascists. He is the “tech” of the gang. He is the one who finds the shrewd one Hessaplayed by Coco Rebecca Edogamhecothe Summer of the series Summertime. In fact, Amedeo had already spotted her for his own skillsbut above all for his beauty. The two are the other couple in love with the movie: we say that love is the aspect for which it is worth risking one’s life.
Giovanni Fabbri (Maccio Capatonda) and the pilot that the group hires to escape as quickly as possible from the clutches of the fascists. Many believed him deadhe actually lived disguised as a priest somewhere. But can you be trusted to lead a man who is hardly ever lucid? On his side there is a fact: it seems that he has won one One thousand miles and that it was awarded in Montecarlo no less than by Benito Mussolini.
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