Gomorra (2008)
Genre: Crime / Drama
Duration: 137 minuten
Alternative title: Gomorrah
Country:
Italy
Directed by: Matteo Garrone
Stars: Toni Servillo, Salvatore Cantalupo and Gianfelice Imparato
IMDb score:
7,0 (53.654)
Releasedate: 16 May 2008
Gomorra plot
Power, money and blood: these are the things that the inhabitants of the provinces of Naples and Caserta are confronted with every day. They have almost no choice and are always forced to obey the rules of the 'system', the Camorra. Only the lucky few can think of a normal life. Five stories are interwoven in this violent setting.
Actors and actresses
Franco
Don Ciro
Maria
Pasquale
Iavarone
Marco
Toto
Ciro
Boxer
Roberto
Reviews & comments
moviemafketel
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- 19752 messages
- 2118 votes
Don't like it much. Very boring even at times. It feels messy and there is no real line to be discovered. Also sometimes had no idea who was who and who was attacking whom and why. Now I was watching a documentary with the black side of the mafia. Storylines are abruptly rushed. That people here say that the godfather and scarface are nothing compared to this movie hurts me as a movie buff. Really insane, but good. Will be forgotten this morning. Characters didn't impress and it doesn't feel like a movie anywhere.
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leatherhead
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- 3556 messages
- 1813 votes
The mafia genre is one that I normally have nothing, absolutely nothing to do with, but this is by far the best I've seen. When I first heard about the film my interest was piqued, then bought, and my interest only increased the moment I saw the quote on the back of the cover: "Forget The Godfather, Gomorrah shoots all glamor around the mafia to shreds''. 
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Raw, realistic (almost docu-like) and very intriguing. Fortunately, no regular customers De Niro or Pacino this time, but just local, Italian actors who also speak Italian. All characters without frills, which adds a lot of realism. It is special to see the mafia at work once, stripped of all the tough chatter, ''cool'' one-liners and irritating curse tirades. Also many things of which I did not know that the mafia was involved in that at all, so in a sense even instructive as well (waste processing for example).
I wasn't really annoyed by the long-windedness or lack of coherence, although the average ''xxx Tony Montana audience'' will undoubtedly have more trouble with it. Not all characters were equally interesting, which is perhaps realistic in a certain way (no frills), but is still a small minus. Furthermore, an extremely fascinating and especially daring portrait of the Camorra in Naples.
Small 4.0*.
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jordandejong
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- 4775 messages
- 1434 votes
Love it or hate it movie. I don't care much for it. Quite long-winded without too much story or structure. You have zero bond with characters. Atmosphere is nice. The last half hour you get some bills for you to choose and then it's suddenly ready.
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