Gomorrah
Matteo Garrone's stark, shocking vision of contemporary gangsterdom, is one of cinema's most authentic depictions of organized crime. A tour de force adaptation of undercover Italian reporter Roberto Saviano's best-selling expose of Naples' Mafia underworld (known as the Camorra), Garrone links five disparate tales in which men and children are caught up in a corrupt system that extends from the housing projects to the world of haute couture. Filmed with an exquisite detachment interrupted by bursts of violence, this is a shattering, socially-engaged true crime story from a major new voice in Italian cinema.
Year: 2008
Genre: Alice's 500 Greatest Films, Drama, Italian Cinema, True Stories, 2009, Gangsters, Movies (1001 You Must See Before You Die), Film Festivals 2009
Country: Italy
Director: Matteo Garrone
Starring: Toni Servillo, Gianfelice Imparato, Salvatore Cantalupo, Maria Nazionale, Marco Macor, Salvatore Abruzzese, Ciro Petrone, Gigio Morra, Carmine Paternoster
Duration: 132 Minutes
Rating: R16 - Contains violence, offensive language and drug use.
Subtitles: Yes
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