# The Dark Dance (2020)

> An Italian political crime drama turns a mayor's public popularity and a graduate's defiant disillusionment into a tense collision over power, legitimacy, and resistance.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/550954

## Facts

- Runtime: 101 min
- Genres: Drama, Crime
- Director: Mauro John Capece
- Cast: Franco Nero, Corinna Coroneo, Flavio Sciolè, Daphne Scoccia, Giorgia Trasselli, Michela Bruni, Adrien Liss, Ladislao Liverani
- TMDB rating: 4.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7793262/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: serious, politically charged, allegorical, arthouse film night, political cinema discussion

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