Gomorrah

Section: Elements of Crime
Directed by: Matteo Garrone


Gomorra; Italy, 2008

Dir.: Matteo Garrone
Scr.: Maurizi Braucci, Ugo Chiti, Matteo Garrone, Gianni di Gregorio, Massimo Gaudioso, Roberto Saviano (based on Roberto Saviano’s book)
Phot.: Marco Onorato
Ed.: Marco Spoletini
Cast: Toni Servillo, Gianfelice Imparato, Salvatore Cantalupo, Salvatore Abruzzese, Marco Macor, Ciro Petrone, Maria Nazionale
Format: 35 mm; Color; 135 mins
Language: Italian, Mandarin, French voice, Hungarian subtitle
www.mymovies.it/gomorra

Hungarian distributor: Szuez Film

Roberto Saviano became a cause célèbre upon the publication of Gomorrah, his unnerving exposé of Italy's most famous Mafia organization, the Neapolitan Camorra. For his wonderful adaptation of Gomorrah, writer-director Matteo Garrone and his co-writers have selected a number of stories from Saviano's book, which accumulate into a scathing condemnation of contemporary Italian society.

„Focusing on the crime-ridden suburbs of Scampia and Secondigliano, Garrone's film weaves in and out of five separate narratives, cumulatively building a kaleidoscopic portrait of present-day Naples. In each vignette, Garrone closely follows his characters' daily routines, but as events unfold, betrayal and violence become inevitable. In a world of such extreme confusion, relationships are constantly shifting and loyalties confused. On the surface, Gomorrah simply reflects the gestures and modest aspirations of ordinary people. Yet collectively these small narratives amount to a devastating indictment of a crime ring that extends to the furthest reaches of society.” (Piers Handling)

Q&A with Salvatore Cantalupo, lead actor of Gomorrah: March 26th, Thursday, Toldi cinema, 19.00, after the screening!

See also:
	The Chaser		Hand of the Headless Man
	The Horseman		Long Shadows
	The Bone Man		The Moss
	The Racketeer		Timecrimes