Piranhas (2019 film)

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Piranhas
File:Piranhas (2019 film).jpg
Film poster
Directed by Claudio Giovannesi
Produced by Carlo Degli Esposti
Nicola Serra
Written by Claudio Giovannesi
Roberto Saviano
Maurizio Braucci
Based on The Piranhas: The Boy Bosses of Naples
by Roberto Saviano
Music by Andrea Moscianese
Claudio Giovannesi
Cinematography Daniele Ciprì
Edited by Giuseppe Trepiccione
Distributed by Vision Distribution
Release dates
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  • 12 February 2019 (2019-02-12) (Berlin)
Running time
 105 minutes
Country Italy
Language Italian
Neapolitan
Box office $2,285,086[1][2]

Piranhas (Italian: La paranza dei bambini, lit. 'The trawler of children' ) is a 2019 Italian drama film directed by Claudio Giovannesi. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival,[3] where it won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay.[4]

Plot

A group of 15-year-old boys from the neighbourhood Rione Sanità in Naples, dreaming to gain power and easy money, make their way on to the city's world of crime. In the unconsciousness of their age, they live between good and evil deeds, thinking that crime can be their only chance of life.

Cast

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  • Francesco Di Napoli as Nicola
  • Viviana Aprea as Letizia
  • Alfredo Turitto as Biscottino
  • Ar Tem as Tyson
  • Carmine Pizzo as Limone
  • Ciro Pellechia as Lollipop
  • Ciro Vecchione as 'O Russ
  • Luca Nacarlo as Cristian
  • Mattia Piano Del Balzo as Briatò
  • Pasquale Marotta as Agostino Striano
  • Valentina Vannino as Nicola's mother
  • Adam Jendoubi as Aucelluzzo

Reception

The film received critical acclaim at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival.[5] The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported that Lua error in Module:Rotten_Tomatoes_data at line 72: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. of critics have given the film a positive review based on Lua error in Module:Rotten_Tomatoes_data at line 72: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. reviews, with an average rating of Lua error in Module:Rotten_Tomatoes_data at line 72: invalid escape sequence near '"^'.. The site's critical consensus reads, "Piranhas fails to be anything more than another run-of-the-mill gangster drama."[6] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 57 out of 100 based on 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[7] The Upcoming gave it five stars out of five.[8]

References

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External links

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