A Violent Life

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A Violent Life

2017

1h 47m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Even though there is a death threat against him, a man returns to Corsica for the funeral of a childhood friend.

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Jordan Mintzer

The Hollywood Reporter

There's so much going on in A Violent Life that it's difficult to follow the who's, what's and why's of the plot, while de Peretti seems to know his material so well that he's unable make it clear for the rest of us.

Apr 3, 2018

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Pamela Pianezza

Variety

DP Claire Mathon's lensing keeps pace with the action without overdoing the handheld dynamic, giving the film a compelling physical vitality that happens to be one of [Thierry] de Peretti's key strengths.

Apr 3, 2018

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Joe Blessing

The Playlist

The complexity of A Violent Life will be difficult for many viewers, but this true-to-life moral intricacy is also what makes it such a valuable portrait of Corsica.

Rated: B+

Oct 23, 2018

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Leonardo Goi

The Film Stage

A Violent Life has conjured up a judiciously shot drama that nonetheless feels as distant and at arm's length as the island and the generation it portrays.

Rated: C+

Apr 3, 2018

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Lisa Nesselson

Screen International

The violence plays like frontier justice but what constitutes the frontier keeps evolving.

Apr 3, 2018

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Even though there is a death threat against him, a man returns to Corsica for the funeral of a childhood friend.

Director: Thierry de Peretti
Producer: Frédéric Jouve
Screenwriter: Thierry de Peretti, Guillaume Bréaud
Production Co: Les Films Velvet
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 25, 2018
Runtime: 1h 47m

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