The Sweet and the Bitter (2007 film)

For the 1967 film, see The Sweet and the Bitter (1967 film).

The Sweet and the Bitter (Italian: Il dolce e l'amaro) is a 2007 Italian noir film directed by Andrea Porporati. It entered the competition at the 64th Venice International Film Festival.^[1][2]

The Sweet and the Bitter
Directed by	Andrea Porporati
Starring	Luigi Lo Cascio Donatella Finocchiaro Tony Gambino Gaetano Bruno Vincenzo Amato Renato Carpentieri
Cinematography	Alessandro Pesci
Music by	Ezio Bosso
Distributed by	Medusa Film
Release date	4 September 2007 (2007-09-04) (Venice Film Festival)
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Cast

• Luigi Lo Cascio as Saro Scordia
• Gaetano Bruno as Mimmo Butera
• Toni Gambino as Gaetano Butera
• Fabrizio Gifuni as Stefano
• Donatella Finocchiaro as Ada
• Ornella Giusto as Antonia
• Renato Carpentieri as Vicari
• Luigi Lo Cascio as Saro's Father

Plot

Saro is the son of a Sicilian criminal. He visits his father during a revolt in the prison where he is one of the leaders. At the end of the occupation his father dies, presumably under the fire of the police breaking in to suppress the revolt.