Diaz: Don't Clean Up This Blood

Name: Diaz: Don't Clean Up This Blood
Genre: Drama
Released: 2012-06-03T23:04:18-07:00
Rating: 40

2012

Diaz: Don't Clean Up This Blood

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Rotten: 0

Average Rating: 3.7/5

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Movie Info

Director Daniele Vicari recreates the notorious police raid of the Diaz school in Genoa, Italy during the 2001 G8 Summit, exploring the tragic event from the perspectives of the authorities as well as the protesters and foreign journalists who took the brunt of their brutality in this politically-charged drama. It was the final day of the summit when 300 police officers searching for black bloc demonstrators raided the Diaz school. As the 90 activists lodging inside the school attempted to peacefully surrender, the police didn't arrest them but instead launched into a brutal and unrelenting attack. This film tells the story of that fateful day, and includes actual footage from the scene as a vivid reminder that letting absolute power go unchecked can yield devastating results.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Drama
Directed By:

Daniele Vicari
Written By:

Daniele Vicari, Emanuele Scaringi, Laura Paolucci, Alessandro Bandinelli
Runtime:

127 minutes
Studio:

Fandango

Cast

Claudio Santamaria
as Max Flamini

Jennifer Ulrich
as Alma Koch

Elio Germano
as Luca Gualtieri

Davide Iacopini
as Marco

Ralph Amoussou
as Etienne

Fabrizio Rongione
as Nick Janssen

Renato Scarpa
as Anselmo Vitali

Mattia Sbragia
as Armando Carnera

Antonio Gerardi
as Achille Faleri

Paolo Calabresi
as Francesco Scaroni

Francesco Acquaroli
as Vinicio Meconi

Alessandro Roja
as Marco Cerone

Eva Cambiale
as Donata Stranieri

Rolando Ravello
as Rodolfo Serpieri

Monica Birladeanu
as Constantine Giornal

Émilie de Preissac
as Cecile

Ignazio Oliva
as Marzio Pisapia

Camilla Semino
as Franci

Aylin Prandi
as Maria

Michaela Bara
as Karin

Sarah Marecek
as Inga

Lilith Stanghenberg
as Bea

Christian Blümel
as Ralph

Christoph Letkowski
as Rudy

Esther Ortega
as Ines

Pietro Ragusa
as Aaron

Gerry Mastrodomenico
as Sesto Vivaldi

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Critic Reviews for Diaz: Don't Clean Up This Blood

All Critics (5) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (3)

Puts the viewer in the middle of flailing truncheons and tumbling bodies without necessary context.

Jul 11, 2013 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
Top Critic
Stilted dialogue, superficial characters and a threadbare story put up a wall when audiences should be feeling sympathy.

Jul 11, 2013 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Linda Barnard
Toronto Star
Top Critic
The film might have done better to rely on fewer characters and a more traditional structure. There was enough anarchy in the streets without adding to it in the film.

Jul 11, 2013 | Rating: 2/4

Chris Knight
National Post
Brutal, shocking and powerful in all the right ways, Diaz: Don't Clean Up This Blood is a visceral flood, pushing the limits to get across the extreme nature of the police brutality.

Jun 12, 2013 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Sam Bathe
Fan The Fire
A compelling dramatisation. If the key characterisation occasionally errs on the thin side, there impact of this piece of agit-drama is still stunning.

Jun 9, 2013 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Simon Crook
Empire Magazine