In the Hand of Dante

In the Hand of Dante

Crime, Thriller

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

Crime, Thriller

In the Hand of Dante
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.
Producers Indiana Production Company, MeMo Films, Dreamcrew, Mad Gene Media, Tribune Pictures, Screen Capital
Original title In the Hand of Dante
Directors Julian Schnabel
Writers Louise Kugelberg, Julian Schnabel, Nick Tosches

Cast

Oscar Isaac

as Dante Alighieri / Nick Tosches

Gal Gadot

as Gemma / Giulietta

Martin Scorsese

as Alighieri's mentor

Louis Cancelmi

as Lefty / Guido da Polenta