A Viper's Pit
“The truth cuts both ways.”
Synopsis
Based on the novel by Alex Vella Gera, the film follows father and son Richard and Noel Sammut Petri, as hidden plans from 1984, weigh down on lives in 2012. 1984, Malta is in the middle of a political crisis from years of corruption and a protracted fight between the socialist government and the catholic church. Richard Sammut Petri, a young father, is inducted into a shady organisation by his friend Roger Tabone and convinced to assassinate the Prime Minister of Malta. 2012, Noel Sammut Petri returns to Malta for his mother’s funeral, still haunted by the memories of his father Richard, who abandoned his family back in 1984. Slowly, Noel is pulled in by the old family friend Roger and his family, but the closer he gets, the more history starts to haunt his life and he becomes destined to fall in the same pit of snakes that took down his father.
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Edited by Fabrizio GammardellaShot by Martin BonniciScored by Christina GeorgiouDesigned by Francesca Mercieca
Box Office
2021 · Box office
Produced on a $260 budget
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$260
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Cast & Crew
18 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Gianni Selvaggi
as Richard Sammut Petri
Tina Rizzo
as Maureen Sammut Petri
Joseph Zammit
as Roger Tabone Sr
Kian Caruana
as Roger Tabone Jr (young)
Jad Xuereb
as Noel Sammut Petri (young)
Chris Galea
as Noel Sammut Petri (adult)
Taryn Mamo Cefai
as Claudia
Antonella Axisa
as Poetry Bar Presenter
Adrian Grima
as Self - Poet
Erica Muscat
as Frances Tabone
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