Gomorrah (2008)

Original title

Gomorra

Directed by

Matteo Garrone

Genre

drama film, crime film, thriller film

Country

Italy

Runtime

2h 15m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 1,304 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows several people connected to the Camorra crime syndicate in and around Naples. It shows their daily lives and the violence that surrounds them.

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What happens

Gomorrah (Italian: Gomorra) is a 2008 Italian crime drama film directed by Matteo Garrone, based on the non-fiction book of the same name by Roberto Saviano, who also collaborated in the screenplay. It depicts the Casalesi clan, a crime syndicate within the Camorra — a traditional criminal organization based in Naples and Caserta, in the southern Italian region of Campania. The film was released in Italy on 16 May 2008, and premiered in North America at the Toronto International Film Festival on 11 September 2008, followed by release in New York City and Los Angeles on 13 February 2009. It received critical acclaim, winning the Grand Prix at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and seven David di Donatello Awards, including Best Film and Best Director (for Garrone). It also won five awards at the 2008 European Film Awards. Although selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 81st Academy Awards, it was not nominated. A 2014 TV series of the same name is loosely based on the same book, but is otherwise unrelated to the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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