Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson and Kevin Bacon star in this film presented out of competition at the Venice Festival. FBI Agent John Connolly persuades Irish mobster Jimmy Bulger to collaborate with the FBI and eliminate a common enemy: the Italian mob. This unholy alliance spirals out of control.
Scott Cooper (Abingdon, Virginia, 1970), actor, writer and director, debuted in feature films with Crazy Heart (2009), winner of two Academy Awards, for Best Actor (Jeff Bridges) and Best Song. He continued his career behind the camera with the thriller Out of the Furnace (2013), starring Christian Bale and Casey Affleck. Black Mass, his latest work, premiered at the last Venice Film Festival.