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Caesar Must Die

Caesar Must Die
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Paolo Taviani
Vittorio Taviani
Produced by Grazia Volpi
Screenplay by Paolo Taviani
Vittorio Taviani
Based on Julius Caesar
by William Shakespeare
Starring Salvatore Striano
Cosimo Rega
Giovanni Arcuri
Antonio Frasca
Music by Giuliano Taviani
Carmelo Travia
Cinematography Simone Zampagni
Edited by Roberto Perpignani
Production
company
Rai Cinema
La Talee
Stemal Entertainment
Distributed by Sacher Distribuzione
Release date
  • 11 February 2012 (2012-02-11) (Berlin)
  • 2 March 2012 (2012-03-02) (Italy)
Running time
77 minutes
Country Italy
Language Italian

Caesar Must Die (Italian: Cesare deve morire) is a 2012 Italian drama film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. The film competed at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Golden Bear.

The film is set in Rebibbia Prison (suburb of Rome), and follows convicts in their rehearsals ahead of a prison performance of Julius Caesar.

Caesar Must Die won the Golden Bear at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012 where British director Mike Leigh led the judging panel. The Hollywood Reporter described the outcome as "a major upset". Der Spiegel said it was a "very conservative selection".Der Tagesspiegel criticised the outcome, saying that the "jury shunned almost all the contemporary films that were admired or hotly debated at an otherwise pretty remarkable festival". The film was also selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.

Critics praised the use of actual prisoners in the film, saying it brought a higher intensity to the piece. Filmed largely in black-and-white, it has been described as a "deeply humanist film" that "blends gentle humour with an emotional punch". Paolo Taviani said that he hoped moviegoers would "say to themselves or even those around them... that even a prisoner with a dreadful sentence, even a life sentence, is and remains a human being". Vittorio Taviani read out the names of the cast.


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