Before the Night

Before the Night

Directed by Daniele Vicari

Produced by Rai Fiction, IIF - Lucisano Media Group

2018118 min7.0 / 10

A grim biographical drama about a courageous journalist's doomed crusade against organized crime in 1970s Sicily, suffused with dread and moral weight.

The life and times of Pippo Fava, a Sicilian journalist who fought the Mafia through his local newspaper in the '70s and early '80s, meeting an untimely end.

Questions people ask

  • Is Before the Night sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Before the Night scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Before the Night easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Before the Night end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Before the Night violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

49/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity47

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise33

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Before the Night

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Before the Night

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Before the Night, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Before the Night, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Before the Night, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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