A gangster known as "Samurai" wants to turn the waterfront of Rome into a new Las Vegas. All the local mob bosses have agreed to work for this common goal. But peace is not to last long.
Direction
Sollima's surgical tension — every frame drips with dread.
Acting
Borghi's Numero 8: terrifying fragility in a tracksuit.
Cinematography
Rome as neon-drenched hellscape, gorgeous and grotesque.
Director
Stefano Sollima
Pierfrancesco Favino
Filippo Malgradi
Claudio Amendola
Samurai
Alessandro Borghi
Numero 8
Elio Germano
Sebastiano
Greta Scarano
Viola
Giulia Elettra Gorietti
Sabrina
Adamo Dionisi
Manfredi Anacleti
Giacomo Ferrara
Spadino Anacleti
Antonello Fassari
Padre di Sebastiano
Jean-Hugues Anglade
Cardinal Berchet
Nazzareno Bomba
Bacarozzo
Marco Zangardi
On. Rognati
Andrea Pennacchi
On. Mergio
Pascal Zullino
On. Destini
Davide Iacopini
Sacerdote
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on real 2014 Mafia Capitale scandal where mobsters literally ran Rome's refugee centers and trash collection for profit.
Sollima later directed Sicario 2 and Without Remorse — this is his blueprint for muscular, mournful crime cinema.
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