Mostro (Il Peccato)

Year: 2019
Country: Russia, Italy
Director: Andrey Konchalovskiy
Cast: Alberto Testone, Orso Maria Guerrini, Massimo De Francovich, Glen Blackhall, Jakob Diehl, Francesco Gaudiello, Adriano Chiaramida, Antonio Gargiulo, Federico Vanni, Simone Toffanin, Yuliya Vysotskaya
Genre: drama, biography, history
Runtime: 134 min.
Age: 16+
Florence, early XVI century. Although widely considered a genius by his contemporaries, Michelangelo Buonarroti (Alberto Testone) is reduced to poverty and depleted by his struggle to finish the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. When his commissioner and head of the Della Rovere nobility Pope Julius II dies, Michelangelo becomes obsessed with sourcing the finest marble to complete his tomb. The artist's loyalty is tested when Leo X, of the rival Medici family, ascends to the papacy and charges him with a lucrative new commission - the façade of the San Lorenzo basilica. Forced to lie to maintain favour with both families, Michelangelo is progressively tormented by suspicion and hallucinations, leading him to ruthlessly examine his own moral and artistic failings. Written and directed by Andrei Konchalovsky, IL PECCATO (SIN) is a gripping reflection on the agony and ecstasy of individual greatness, and the profound humanity behind the legend of the Renaissance.