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Adapted from Roberto Saviano's controversial non-fiction book, Matteo Garrone's crime drama Gomorrah examines how organized crime reaches deep into every facet of life in Naples, Italy by telling the ... read more
Directed by: Matteo Garrone
Release Date: February 13, 2008
Keywords:
mafia,
mob,
gangster,
different stories,
organized crime,
gangster film,
italian mafia,
Matteo Garrone ,
Tony Montana ,
Roberto Saviano ,
Don Ciro
DVD Release Date: November 24, 2009
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August 31, 2011Gomorra is one of those films that seemingly comes out of nowhere. It isn't a complex film with a lot of plot details or major characters to deal with. Rather it spends its time with various groups of people, living their daily lives in dark places. What I like most about the fil... read more
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May 7, 2011Histórias de pessoas que tentam sobreviver num suburbio, onde a lei do mais forte à (C) a que vale. Matteo Garrone nos mostra uma realidade que poucos conhecem das familias de classe baixa mà (C)dia italianas, que enfrentam a mafia napolitana. Realista e polêmico.
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July 29, 2010It may be non-fiction, but it is pretty hard to watch. You need to take notes and watch it twice to get all the characters straight. It would help if I spoke Italian and didn't have to read the sub-titles.
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June 24, 2010Bleak, brutal, and apocalyptic! This is the underbelly of Naples, revealing the insidious, ubiquitous presence of the Cammora. From gang wars, drugs, toxic waste, haute couture, to reinvestment of funds for legitimate businesses, every one is involved and effected by the organiz... read more
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March 3, 2010a harrowing look at the neapolitan mafia world. the stories could have been woven together a bit more tightly to increase the effectiveness of the film, but the images put to screen are memorable and the scope of the film appropriate for the story being told. overall an excelle... read more
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January 6, 2010I had high expectations for this mob movie since it was labeled as a film that is greater than mob masterpiece's such as Goodfellas and Scarface. Haha, yeah, don't believe that load of crap! Also intriguing about this film was that it is based on facts, it's a pse... read more
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December 14, 2009Based on a non-fiction book, this italian film is raw, brutal, visceral, sinister, appalling, completely non-romanticized and straight to the point, which is what really grabbed me.
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December 1, 2009A disturbing, thought provoking and totally bleak look at the city of Naples and the crime/drug lords that wreak havoc there.
The film does a good job at creating a very "fly on the wall" feeling and the acting and vilolence is very realistic.
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October 29, 2009This is one of those rare ocassions where making a movie as dry as possible is the only way to tell this kind of story. Lacking any conventional narrative trick or angle, any genre convention you could expect is thrown out of the windows. No heroes, no characters to cheer for, no... read more
Critic Reviews
April 10, 2009
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
April 9, 2009
Jonathan F. Richards, Film.com
The sense of authenticity in this movie is palpable, but the scenes are sometimes so dark and so impenetrable that it takes a herculean effort to keep up with who's who and what's going on. Full Review
March 13, 2009
Jan Stuart, Washington Post
Gomorrah manages to be artful without being arty. Full Review
March 13, 2009
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Garrone's gloomy assessment of the new world order is painfully on target: corruption comes in many guises, and it's as impossible to stop as it is to track. Full Review
March 13, 2009
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
There's nothing extraneous about it, nothing excessive in its violence or its art. It's as desolate as it needs to be and no more. Full Review
March 13, 2009
Jennie Punter, Globe and Mail
An unforgettable portrayal of the unglamorous gangster life, which is often short and never sweet. Full Review
March 13, 2009
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
The film's multiple strands might reflect a trend in multiple story lines. And it works to persuasively argue just how pervasive the corruption is in this community. Full Review
March 12, 2009
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Gomorrah is stark and powerful filmmaking, a welcome alternative to romanticized American mob melodramas. Full Review
March 9, 2009
Ben Mankiewicz, At the Movies
You can't escape the Comorra -- and with patience, at the end of the film, that point will be depressingly and effectively clear. I think you should see it. Full Review
March 9, 2009
Ben Lyons, At the Movies
This is gritty, it's raw, it's incredibly realistic and it's terrifying and stylized. Full Review
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