In the Hand of Dante

In the Hand of Dante

2025
2h 30min

When the original manuscript of The Divine Comedy emerges in the clutches of a black-market smuggling ring in New York City's dangerous underbelly, the mob calls weary scholar Nick to authenticate it. Overwhelmed by temptation, Nick defies the mafia and steals the manuscript. As he follows a dark and violent path from a metaphorical Hell into Paradise with his love Giulietta, a parallel tale unfolds: the odyssey of Dante himself, a man who, trapped in a loveless marriage with Gemma and bolstered only by his mentorship under an austere intellectual, escapes to Sicily and creates his masterpiece.

In the Hand of Dante

Storyline

When the original manuscript of The Divine Comedy emerges in the clutches of a black-market smuggling ring in New York City's dangerous underbelly, the mob calls weary scholar Nick to authenticate it. Overwhelmed by temptation, Nick defies the mafia and steals the manuscript. As he follows a dark and violent path from a metaphorical Hell into Paradise with his love Giulietta, a parallel tale unfolds: the odyssey of Dante himself, a man who, trapped in a loveless marriage with Gemma and bolstered only by his mentorship under an austere intellectual, escapes to Sicily and creates his masterpiece.
    Released
    September 2025
    Runtime
    2h 30min
    Director
    Budget
    $25,000,000
    Genre
    Status
    Post Production
    Language
    English
    Production
    Indiana Production, MeMo Films, DreamCrew, Screen Capital, Tribune Pictures, Mad Gene Media, Exemplary Films, Infinitum Nihil, Tucci & Company, Twin Productions
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