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2008

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Based on the acclaimed book by Roberto Saviano, Matteo Garrone's GOMORRA is an intense drama that examines the criminal underworld in contemporary Naples. Five stories are woven together in modern day Naples, set in a brutal world from which there is no escape and no mercy. Gomorrah is directed by acclaimed and multi award-.. Read more

Starring	Salvatore Abruzzese, Simone Sacchettino, Salvatore Ruocco, Vincenzo Fabricino
Director	Matteo Garrone
Genres	Drama, Thriller, World Cinema

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- One of two Italian films at Cannes that stuck the knife into domestic political and societal corruption (see also Il... read more on Time Out
- 51016
- - Dave Calhoun
  - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:21
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- - 95
  - 14
  All about the comorra?
  
  This is *technically* a very good film. However it completely failed to deliver in educating the viewer about the comorra which is kind of the point. There ... read more »
  
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  - Dalston
  - 22 Oct 2008 at 12:38
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  Good film but I'd recommend reading the book first.
  
  Good film which certainly paints a vivid picture of the power & reach of the Neapolitan Camorra, but I would recommend reading Roberto Saviano's book &#... read more »
  
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- - DozyDog
  - 6 reviews
  - 16 May 2012 at 16:33
- - 0
  - 0
  Only watch if you have hours of your life to waste
  
  oh my god I think this must be the most boring film I have ever seen. Ive not even watched it all the way through and thats a first, Even though some films are ... read more »
  
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- 1115268
- - xxxlynsxxx
  - 5 reviews
  - 29 Apr 2012 at 19:43
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  - 1
  Boring boring
  
  Not my cup of tea... after an hour, I gave up! I did not get attached to any of the characters, it was very confused and not very nicely filmed. I am returning ... read more »
  
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- - Alistiki
  - 1 review
  - 20 Feb 2012 at 00:12
- - 1
  - 0
  BELLISIMO! J'GET ME
  
  How this only has three stars is beyond me. This is gritty, realistic, gangster film-making at it's very best.
  
  Please do yourself a favour and ... read more »
  
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- 1084437
- - a customer
  - 22 Jan 2012 at 12:33
- - 1
  - 0
  La faida di Scampia
  
  Excellent documentary style film delivered with feeling and realism. Matteo Garrone et all pull this off with a convincing delivery and great cinematography. ... read more »
  
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- 1081507
- - Solidarity
  - 36 reviews
  - London
  - 13 Jan 2012 at 19:44
- - 0
  - 0
  Not for me!!
  
  All over the place confused plot of organised crime in naples and does the subject matter no justice at all!
  
  Wanders all over the place!
  
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- 1068302
- - Shockvalues
  - 14 reviews
  - Alloa
  - 28 Nov 2011 at 22:24
- - 0
  - 0
  Life is cheap
  
  I found this movie very sad, how cheap life is to these people and how quickly they end a life without any thought. Also a very difficult movie to watch as it ... read more »
  
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- 1058617
- - a customer
  - 04 Nov 2011 at 10:52
- - 0
  - 0
  excellent little gem.
  
  A simple and moving look at life in and around Naples. Well shot, well acted, this is not an Italian Goodfellas so don't expect major thrills etc... Instead... read more »
  
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- - drx1971
  - 21 reviews
  - 10 Oct 2011 at 21:46
- - 0
  - 0
  Snap shot of reality
  
  I guess I would have enjoyed it more if I had not read the book first. In fact the film competently re-tells some of the stories that are in the book but it ... read more »
  
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- 1048573
- - a customer
  - 06 Oct 2011 at 23:40
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  Worthy, but dull
  
  So hard to get through. Interesting enough, but the book is much more engaging. Morose camera work and lack of plot progression make this one to miss.
  
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  - 31 Aug 2011 at 13:08
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- - 95
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  All about the comorra?
  
  This is *technically* a very good film. However it completely failed to deliver in educating the viewer about the comorra which is kind of the point. There ... read more »
  
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  - Dalston
  - 22 Oct 2008 at 12:38
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  - 4
  gamorra
  
  it just about the worst film ever the sub titles did my head in
  
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  - Lytham St. Annes
  - 30 Mar 2009 at 10:05
- - 37
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  yawn
  
  This is one of those fils which gets you thinking 'Why did they ever bother!'. Its dull, dull, dull all the way through.
  
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  - Cromer
  - 15 Mar 2009 at 20:24
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  Interesting
  
  As gangster films go, this is a very interesting effort. It is a real griity affair and in no way does it glamourise the gangster culture in Italy. The film ... read more »
  
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- - LEENEW
  - 73 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 19 Feb 2009 at 18:55
- - 17
  - 0
  Awful
  
  I really wanted this to be a gem in same way city of god was. The trailer for it makes it out to be a masterpiece. In reality its dull, poorly acted poorly ... read more »
  
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- 735485
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  - Skelmersdale
  - 31 Mar 2009 at 13:08
- - 16
  - 0
  Good, But Subtitled !!
  
  Enjoyed the movie, but wish I had read that it was subtitled !!!! Dooooh
  
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- 730443
- - Martin Price
  - Blaina South Wales
  - 22 Mar 2009 at 10:30
- - 16
  - 2
  Gommorrah
  
  I did not like this film,very slow and very dated, I could not see what was so good about innocent helpless people being killed along with the guilty why ... read more »
  
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- 714898
- - a customer
  - Cambridge
  - 24 Feb 2009 at 09:29
- - 13
  - 1
  brilliantly despairing
  
  very stark, very bleak, very dark, but the truth about the degradation of the camorra and its destructive persistence in naples.
  
  in the extreme ... read more »
  
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- - mirona
  - 1 review
  - Scotland
  - 13 Feb 2009 at 18:22
- - 12
  - 0
  Gomorrah
  
  The film is an adaptation of Roberto Saviano's book, which is structured with each chapter telling a different, true & unconnected story, so I was ... read more »
  
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- 735369
- - Smiler01
  - 6 reviews
  - London
  - 31 Mar 2009 at 10:25
- - 12
  - 0
  Can I not give it zero stars?!!
  
  I rarely feel strongly enough to write reviews but this is two hours of my life that I will never get back. After a pretty violent start, the film descends into... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Staines
  - 26 Apr 2009 at 01:03

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  Based on the acclaimed book by Roberto Saviano, Matteo Garrone's GOMORRA is an intense drama that examines the criminal underworld in contemporary Naples.
  
  Five stories are woven together in modern day Naples, set in a brutal world from which there is no escape and no mercy.
  
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  Based on the acclaimed book by Roberto Saviano, Matteo Garrone's GOMORRA is an intense drama that examines the criminal underworld in contemporary Naples.
  
  Five stories are woven together in modern day Naples, set in a brutal world from which there is no escape and no mercy.
  
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