Caesar Must Die

(2012)

★ 7.3 IMDb · 162 votes

Genres: Drama, Documentary

Year: 2012

Runtime: 76 мин

Country: Italy

Director: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani

Cast: Giovanni Arcuri, Cosimo Rega, Salvatore Striano, Antonio Frasca, J. Dario Bonetti, Vincenzo Gallo

Plot

Inmates at a prison in Rome rehearse for a performance of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.

In Rebibbia Prison in Italy, its inmate theatre program puts on a well received production of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. The film goes back several months earlier as the coordinators announces the play as the program's production of the year. With that project set, we see its creation as the cast is auditioned and selected for this artistic challenge. As they rehearse, the prisoners, many of whom are long termers and lifers for serious crimes, find that the classic play has both a striking resonance and contrast to their confined lives.