Milan, Italy, 1967. Santo Russo, a boy of Calabrian origin, arrives north with his parents and younger brother to find better living conditions. Due to an absurd misunderstanding and his father's contempt, Santo ends up in prison, where he gets a “true education.” In 1978, he and his friends Slim and Mario embark on a 15-year criminal career, a successful and ruthless spiral of robberies, kidnappings, murders and heroin smuggling.
Directed by Renato De Maria
husband wife relationship
gun
drug trafficking
drugs
criminal
drug lord
calabria, italy
1980s
1960s
1990s
drug
2000s
milan, italy
italian mafia
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.0 / 5
Cast
Riccardo Scamarcio
Santo Russo
Sara Serraiocco
Mariangela
Alessio Praticò
Salvatore 'Slim' Mammone
Alessandro Tedeschi
Alessandro Tedeschi
Marie-Ange Casta
Annabelle
Sara Cardinaletti
Suor Giuseppina
Angelo Libri
Pantaleone Russo
Adele Tirante
Caterina Russo
Michele De Virgilio
Avvocato Giovanni Bova
Aram Kian
Nuri
Marco Ripoldi
Cameriere
Ignazio Oliva
Michele Ventura
Crew
Renato De Maria
Director
Renato De Maria
Screenplay
Riccardo Sinigallia
Original Music Composer
Gian Filippo Corticelli
Director of Photography
Angelo Barbagallo
Producer
Renato De Maria
Story
Maria Rita Barbera
Costume Design
Popular Reviews
23 reviews
ZED95
5.0★ · 02/05/26
Pretty much generic gangster movie but like sparkle in wolf of wall street.
Pretty much generic gangster movie but like sparkle in wolf of wall street.
Mees Maasland
6.0★ · 10/12/24
UNDERRATED
UNDERRATED
Isadora Ferri
durante o filme todo pela minha mente só passava uma alternância entre
que babaca que gostoso que babaca que gostoso que babaca
infinitamente
durante o filme todo pela minha mente só passava uma alternância entre
que babaca que gostoso que babaca que gostoso que babaca
infinitamente
Mathias
4.0★ · 08/16/23
“We Calabrians aren’t like Sicilians. Who meet, talk and deliberate before killing someone. We sort out our business.”Definitely a gangster movie!
The presentation is flat, the plot progression is stale, its unfocused and the acting is noticeably bad at times. Still, this is based on a true story and these dudes were next level brutal which made it a pretty entertaining watch. The plot had its moments, especially in the first half, but It’s basically the European version of Goodfellas without the masterful direction.
Overall, Most formulaic mob movie ever but the cast can probably pronounce Capicola correctly.. So there’s that!
“We Calabrians aren’t like Sicilians. Who meet, talk and deliberate before killing someone. We sort out our business.”Definitely a gangster movie!
The presentation is flat, the plot progression is stale, its unfocused and the acting is noticeably bad at times. Still, this is based on a true story and these dudes were next level brutal which made it a pretty entertaining watch. The plot had its moments, especially in the first half, but It’s basically the European version of Goodfellas without the masterful direction.
Overall, Most formulaic mob movie ever but the cast can probably pronounce Capicola correctly.. So there’s that!
