Overview
Three brothers navigate the treacherous waters of family loyalty and crime in Calabria's underworld.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- brooding
- fatalistic
- intimate
- serious movie night
- arthouse crime night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as an intelligent, gripping, and darkly atmospheric mafia drama that uses familiar crime themes to build powerful family-centered tension.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The three brothers are sons of a shepherd whose closeness to the ndrangheta shapes their divided loyalties and moral identities.
The plot centers on three brothers whose differing relationships to criminal life turn family intimacy into conflict.
The film is set within Calabria and specifically engages the ndrangheta rather than presenting an abstract or placeless mafia.
The shepherd family, Calabrian environment, and intimate criminal conflicts create tension through isolation and atmosphere.
Films like Black Souls, and why
Gomorrah
shared mafia crime drama, family loyalty, regional realism, and bleak moral tension
The Traitor
shared organized crime setting, tragic family conflict, and austere social realism
The Consequences of Love
shared Italian crime drama, fatalistic atmosphere, and intimate examination of criminal power
Movie Details
- Director
- Francesco Munzi
- Release Date
- 2014-09-18
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (215)
Cast
- Marco Leonardi
- Peppino Mazzotta
- Fabrizio Ferracane
- Barbora Bobuľová
- Anna Ferruzzo
- Giuseppe Fumo
- Pasquale Romeo
- Vito Facciolla
- Aurora Quattrocchi
- Carlos Bardem
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Black Souls about?
- Three Calabrian brothers are pulled deeper into the ndrangheta as family loyalty collides with criminal inheritance and devastating consequence.
- What is Black Souls like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Black Souls as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Black Souls violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Black Souls as brutal.
- What did critics think of Black Souls?
- Critics broadly praised the film as an intelligent, gripping, and darkly atmospheric mafia drama that uses familiar crime themes to build powerful family-centered tension.
- Which films are like Black Souls?
- Films with a similar feel include Gomorrah, The Traitor, and The Consequences of Love.
- How long is Black Souls?
- Black Souls runs 103 minutes.
- Where can I watch Black Souls?
- In United States, Black Souls is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video.
