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Stylish and inventive, Salvo parcels out the thrills that genre fans seek while anchoring its story with satisfying, slow-building tension. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

A mafia assassin give his latest victim's sister her sight back.

Genre:

crime, romance, drama
Original Language:

Italian
Director:

Fabio Grassadonia, Antonio Piazza
Producer:

Raphael Berdugo, Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre, Massimo Cristaldi, Fabrizio Mosca
Writer:

Fabio Grassadonia, Antonio Piazza
Release Date (Streaming):

Mar 9, 2016
Runtime:

1h 44m

Cast & Crew

Saleh Bakri
Salvo

Luigi Lo Cascio
Enzo Puleo

Mario Pupella
Boss

Redouane Behache
Picciotto

Sara Serraiocco
Rita

Giuditta Perriera
Mimma Puleo

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Critic Reviews for Salvo

All Critics (24) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (18) | Rotten (6)

With Salvo, the first-time Italian writer-directors Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza have created a Mafia thriller that takes a surprising turn from business into salvation and miracle.

January 2, 2018 | Full Review…

Kate Muir
Times (UK)
A soulful romance, an existential action flick and something of a miracle movie - the appealing slow-burner "Salvo" hovers at the crossroads of genre.

August 21, 2014 | Full Review…

Manohla Dargis
New York Times
Viewers looking for a shoot-em-up will be disappointed, but those hankering for an old-school Italian broodfest will find plenty to soak in.

August 19, 2014 | Full Review…

Sherilyn Connelly
Village Voice
It's not the tale, but the telling of it, that distinguishes this Sicilian drama.

March 31, 2014 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Tim Campbell
Minneapolis Star Tribune
This inventiveness extends to the way the directors frame violence.

March 26, 2014 | Full Review…

Ryan Gilbey
New Statesman
Salvo is a strange, involving, if flawed movie about the Sicilian mafia; a stylised drama with elements of the supernatural and the sentimental amid the tension.

March 25, 2014 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Peter Bradshaw
Guardian
Its brooding ambience traipsing into a shallow narrative coma, there's much to be desired as concerns this mafia tinged love story of unexplained events and feelings.

September 4, 2019 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Nicholas Bell
IONCINEMA.com
It's technically excellent throughout, but the style and strong performances aren't enough to entirely compensate for a distinct lack of narrative purpose.

March 8, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Ben Nicholson
CineVue
Very stylish Sicilian mafia movie. One part Antonioni and one part Calvin Klein commercial.

August 21, 2014 | Full Review…

Louis Proyect
rec.arts.movies.reviews
In the end, it's Salvo itself that's murky and obscure.

August 19, 2014 | Rating: 2.5/5.0 | Full Review…

Mike D'Angelo
The Dissolve
Set during a Palermo heatwave, the film opens with a truly scorching action scene... The drama that subsequently unfolds, however, substitutes slow-burning tension for shock.

March 25, 2014 | Full Review…

Jason Best
Movie Talk
Salvo is nicely put together, and told for the most part without recourse to words. But under the Sicilian swagger, there's not much substance or character to cling to.

March 21, 2014 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Paul Whitington
Irish Independent