Plot Summary:Set in contemporary Naples, Dark Love focuses on the consequences of the brutal rape of a young woman by three teenage boys. Ciro is the only boy who shows remorse (he confesses his role, leading to recriminations from his fellow assailants), and part of the film is devoted to his experiences in an offshore juvenile prison. Simultaneously, the film follows the faltering efforts of the victim, Irene, to put her life back together, continue studying for university, and behave with some semblance of normality with her boyfriend and family. However, Ciro starts writing letters from prison to Irene, who eventually begins to read them. The two stories have a marked difference in tone. Ciro's experiences are unsurprisingly gritty and occasionally violent, while Irene, in a much more meditative depiction, is shown going about everyday life while still disturbed and alienated by what she has been through. The interweaving of the two stories is skillfully handled, the use of Naples as a setting...
故事背景设置在当代那不勒斯,侧重于三名少年对残忍地强奸少女所带来的后果。罪犯之一的少年西罗感到很后悔,于是在监狱里开始给受害女孩艾琳写信……这两个场景巧妙交织,年轻的主演们的表演令人吃惊,导演安东尼奥·卡普阿诺避开了低劣的道德说教或简单的解说人性,创造了这部具有挑战性和想象空间的电影。