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to paint a portrait of a victim of a cruel, conspiratorial world and her fathers sins.
The next scene is an intimate family dinner for three: Carmine, Sofia, and Alberto.
Its also our introduction to Mark Strong as Carmine Falcone, a scheduling-conflict sub-in forThe Batmans John Turturro.
Its the right bang out of menace for a believable mob boss who moonlights as a psycho lady-killer.
But that reporters questions knocked something loose in Sofias memory of her mothers death.
Did she ever seek help through therapy?
Sofia doesnt buy Carmines canned line that Sofias mother was a proud woman.
Besides, why would Sofia pick away at old wounds when she knows it upsets him?
Defensive wounds also indicate that these women were fighting an assailant at the time of their death.
You dont know shit about my father!
Sofia shouts unconvincingly before she and Oz drive away.
You are my driver and thats all you are.
Later, at the family party, Oz summons Sofia to talk to her father.
Oz is wearing a flashy new suit our first tipoff that hes already ratted her out to Carmine.
As for Gothams reigning Godfather, hes all How could yous and I trusted you, my No.
1 boy of a daughterss and all that bullshit.
Things go about as well as youd expect for Sofia in this grimiest of prisonsploitation versions of Arkham Asylum.
A horrific and degrading delousing montage gives way to an intro to the sadistic Dr. Ventris and reluctant Dr.
He may not actually be in on Carmines conspiracy, but he knows somethingsoffabout the whole situation.
Nevertheless, he offers up a rote bit of doctorly advice, and Sofia sticks to her guns.
Instead, they succeed in making the very monster that brings them all down.
I told you Im fucking innocent, she says for the last time.
One cant laud Miliotis efforts enough in making Sofias devilish fuck-yall speech at the Falcone family dinner table.
The Hangman was the illusion of a monster, createdbya monster to absorb the fallout of his monstrous deeds.
to avenge her fathers death.
Even Farrells performance feels augmented to humm on the Sofia register at this point.
