Gomorra

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Gomorra

Released Dec 19, 2008

2h 17m

Crime

Drama

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In the slums of Campania, the Camorra crime syndicate has created a fortune out of cocaine, corruption and chemical waste. Some try to fight back, like teens Ciro (Ciro Petrone) and Marco (Marco Macor), who decide to steal a Camorra weapons cache in a bid to take control themselves. Others try to hide, like Pasquale (Salvatore Cantalupo), a tailor trying to get around paying protection fees. But the realization sets in: The Camorra is too large, too deeply embedded in Italy to be fought.

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Critics Consensus

Portraying organised crime with an unflinching realism, this gritty and searing Italian crime masterpiece pulls no punches.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

There is nothing grand or operatic about Gomorrah and, as a result, it is poundingly powerful. It is heartless yet gripping, off-hand yet peculiarly intimate, and courageous in the way it presents itself.

Aug 23, 2018

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Dave Calhoun

Time Out

Rated: 5/5

Mar 18, 2010

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Philippa Hawker

The Age (Australia)

We don't get to know the characters, exactly, but we experience something more interesting: we are brought into disconcerting, almost documentary proximity with the lives they lead and the worlds they inhabit.

Rated: 4/5

May 15, 2009

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Here is a film whose presentation is about stripping away the sentimentalism and romanticism associated with gangsters, as well as the subgenre of movies that depict them.

Rated: 2.5

Dec 15, 2023

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David Walsh

World Socialist Web Site

There are interesting sociological features here, but like most gangster films, Gomorrah gets much more caught up in the scenes of violence than is healthy.

Feb 13, 2021

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Jason Best

What's On TV

The violence in Gomorrah is shocking, but there's none of the exhilaration you find in films like Scarface or Goodfellas or City of God. Instead, what you get is a terrible, gut-clenching sense of clammy dread.

Nov 13, 2020

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Liam D

An big sweeping crime epic that has worth the length

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/28/24

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TrueBlueReview I

Among my favorite films. It is a must see.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/19/23

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Tara C

This show was horrible. Don't waste your time.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/06/23

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Ari V

Basic style and basic level of analysis. Not bad, nor particularly interesting/revelatory. E.g. Anyone delineating societal problems without focusing on institutions where the most wealth/power is concentrated - is missing the big picture imo.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/17/23

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dave s

Set in and around Naples, Gomorrah follows the exploits of career criminals, interweaving five different threads as the gangsters struggle for power in the ruthless pursuit of money. While the movie debatably has its faults (there doesn't feel like there's much in the way of character development or insight into how the characters got to where they are, the handheld cinematography feels lazy at times, and the dim lighting can be frustrating), it remains an engrossing examination of corruption and greed, filled with sudden and jolting violence, strong performances, and a sense of despair stemming from the fact that there doesn't appear to be any answer to the unrelenting stream of bloodshed.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

In the mould of a he gritty hand held camera gangster films made popular by City of God around this time. It does feel fairly real and transports is to a tough Neapolitan neighbourhood where crime is all that seems to exist. There are some preachy stories and some rough ones. It works ok, but lacks that top cutting narrative to stand out in a crowded market.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Synopsis

In the slums of Campania, the Camorra crime syndicate has created a fortune out of cocaine, corruption and chemical waste. Some try to fight back, like teens Ciro (Ciro Petrone) and Marco (Marco Macor), who decide to steal a Camorra weapons cache in a bid to take control themselves. Others try to hide, like Pasquale (Salvatore Cantalupo), a tailor trying to get around paying protection fees. But the realization sets in: The Camorra is too large, too deeply embedded in Italy to be fought.

Director: Matteo Garrone
Producer: Domenico Procacci
Screenwriter: Maurizio Braucci, Ugo Chiti, Matteo Garrone, Gianni Di Gregorio
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Fandango, RAI Cinema
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 19, 2008, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 17, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.6M
Runtime: 2h 17m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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