Piranhas / Music Box Films, Vision Distribution and Palomar present ; in collaboration with Sky Cinema, Timvision, Elle Driver ; a production of Palomar with Vision Distribution ; produced by Carlo Degli Esposti and Nicola Serra ; screenplay and script by Maurizio Braucci, Roberto Saviano, Claudio Giovannesi ; directed by Claudio Giovannesi.
Based on the book of La paranza dei bambini by Roberto Saviano. Originally released as a motion picture in 2019. Wide screen (2.35:1). Special features: Making of featurette; Interview with writer Roberto Saviano; Press conference with the cast & crew from 2019 Berlinale. Francesco Di Napoli, Ar Tem, Alfredo Turitto, Viviana Aprea, Valentina Vannino, Pasquale Marotta, Luca Nacarlo, Carmine Pizzo, Mattia Piano Del Balzo, Ciro Vecchione, Ciro Pellechia, Aniello Arena, Roberto Carrano, Adam Jendoubi, Renato Carpentieri.
Summary:
Based on the novel by Roberto Saviano, this film follows fifteen-year-old Nicola who lives with his mother and younger brother in a neighborhood of Naples that has been controlled by the Camorra mafia for centuries. Dreaming of a life luxurious with designer clothing and elite nightclub bottle service, Nicola and his gullible group of friends begin selling drugs, a door into the violent, power-hungry world of crime that begins to threaten their innocence, relationships, and safety.
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