Bastardi A Mano Armata (2021)

Bastardi A Mano Armata is an Italian crime thriller built around armed robbery and the fallout that follows. It leans into the hard-edged, morally murky style Italian genre cinema does so well. Amanda Campana and Maria Fernanda Candido both feature in the cast. They bring very different energy to the underworld drama. The archive holds 2 scenes highlighting their more exposed side on screen. Candido brings a smoldering intensity to her scene. Campana's turn offers its own jolt of raw nerve. Together they give the film an undercurrent of intimacy beneath all the gunfire and double-crosses. Anyone drawn to European crime cinema for its unfiltered edge will find plenty to linger on here.