Gomorrah (TV series)
| Gomorra | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by | Roberto Saviano |
| Based on | Gomorra |
| Starring |
Marco D'Amore Fortunato Cerlino Salvatore Esposito Maria Pia Calzone Marco Palvetti |
| Composer(s) | Mokadelic |
| Country of origin | Italy |
| Original language(s) | Neapolitan,Italian |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Naples |
| Running time | ~50 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original release | May 6, 2014 – Present |
Gomorra is a 2014 Italian television crime drama series. It is based on the book Gomorrah by Roberto Saviano, and on the film Gomorra directed by Matteo Garrone, which won the 2008 Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Gomorra is set in the suburbs of Naples, focusing on organised crime and the relationships of gangsters, drug dealers, and ordinary people. It offers a different style of mafia portrayal from previous series such as The Sopranos, or other Italian series like Il Capo dei Capi. Gomorra is similar to The Wire in showing street-level crime and its hierarchical organisation from the pavement up to the office chair, and giving an audience a story about external and internal power struggles between criminals and delinquents. Described as "ugly in a good way,"[2] the series is fast-paced, concentrating on cold emotive content for dramatic effect.
Starting from 6 May 2014, Gomorra ran on Sky Italia with approximately 1.2 million viewers per episode.[3] Beta Film sold the rights to screen the series in more than 130 countries.[4]
Season 2 is set to premiere on 10 May 2016. [5]
Plot
The camorra clan Savastano is under the control of Don Pietro Savastano, one of the most feared and respected mob bosses in the region. At Don Pietro's side are many trustworthy men, one of which is Ciro Di Marzio, nicknamed "The Immortal" due to his uncanny ability to survive numerous deadly situations. At the beginning of the series Ciro is ordered to set fire to the house of a rival mob boss's mother, Salvatore Conte, who is encroaching on Pietro's territory. Later Pietro entrusts in Ciro the task of preparing his son Genny for the future role of becoming the boss of the family. Genny becomes involved in a car accident, and when hearing this news Pietro races to the hospital but gets arrested by police after they search his car and find drugs in his jacket and thousands of euros in the car and is sent to prison.
Following this, the control of the clan passes to Imma, the wife of Pietro, who is distrusting towards Ciro and of Genny's ability to manage the clan. For this reason, Imma orders Ciro to go to Spain to try to work things out with the rival clan of Salvatore Conte, and for Genny to go to Honduras to strike a deal with the narcotics traffickers and to make it known that he is the heir of Pietro. After a long period in Honduras, Genny returns to Naples, radically changed both in appearance and character, and ready to take his place. Breaking away from Ciro and surrounding himself with young companions, Genny puts in place a series of political moves that causes distrust among the old members of Pietro's clan, who still do not consider him fit to run the clan.
Meanwhile, Ciro, feeling ignored and unvalued by Genny, decides together with some of his companions to move towards war against the Savastano clan. He organizes a coup intended to change the balance of power within the clan and to break the truce that Ciro himself had made with Salvatore Conte during his trip to Spain earlier. Tension rises between the younger members of the clan who are loyal to Genny, and the members of the older members of the clan who remain loyal to Don Pietro who is unable to communicate to the clan due to being in prison. Imma finds out that Ciro is the one that has been sabotaging the clan and proceeds to confront him about this, after which Ciro has her killed. Genny later finds out about Ciro's betrayal and his role in killing Imma, and not knowing who to trust, he calls the members of his clan and orders them to kill the old members of the clan. Many of the old members loyal to Don Pietro die, with only Ciro and Malammore escaping the ambush.
After the massacre Genny, fearing retaliation from the remaining members of the old clan, seeks refuge in a bunker in the apartment complex of Vele di Scampia. Genny places a bounty of 150,000 euro on whoever can find where Ciro is. After receiving a tip on Ciro's location, Genny sends all of his men to kill him, but they become intercepted and brutally massacred by Salvatore Conte's clan. Genny took a different path than his men to find Ciro, arriving at a dance recital where Ciro's daughter is singing, when Ciro and Genny make eye contact Ciro immediately shoots him and Genny collapses to the ground. Amidst a panicked theater, Ciro leaves immediately with his wife and daughter. Ciro's wife is furious and upset that Ciro used them as bait for Genny and they leave Ciro. In the finale, Don Pietro is being relocated to a different prison in an armored police van, when it suddenly is stopped and attacked by masked men with automatic weapons. After the police are killed, it is revealed to be Malammore and remaining members of Don Pietro's clan that helped him escape. In the very final scene Genny, who is seriously injured, while lying on the floor of the theater, moves his finger slightly, still alive.
Crew
- Directors: Stefano Sollima, Francesca Comencini, Claudio Cupellini
- Photography: Paolo Carnera, Michele D'Attanasio
- Editing: Patrizio Marone
- Music: Mokadelic
- Cinematography: Paki Meduri
- Production: Sky, Fandango, Cattleya, LA7, Beta Film
Cast
- Salvatore Esposito as Gennaro "Genny" Savastano, the son of the boss, manipulated by Ciro. He wants to take his father's place, but it is not up to the role.
- Marco D'Amore as Ciro Di Marzio, aka "L'immortale" (the immortal), the young and emerging gang boss's favorite. He is a friend and right-hand man of Genny.
- Fortunato Cerlino as Pietro Savastano, the head of the Savastano clan.
- Maria Pia Calzone as Immacolata "Imma" Savastano, Pietro's wife, whom she intends to succeed, not considering her son ready for that role.
- Fabio De Caro as Malammore, an old member of the clan Savastano, one of the men closest to Don Pietro.
- Massimiliano Rossi as Zecchinetta, an old member of the Savastano clan
- Gaetano Di Vaio as 'O Baroncino
- Marco Palvetti as Salvatore Conte, leader of a rival clan to the Savastano
- Ivan Boragine as Michele Casillo, new mayor of Giugliano in Campania
- Elena Starace as Noemi
- Alessio Gallo as "Tonino Spiderman", a member of the Savastano clan.
- Carmine Monaco as "'O Track", a member of the Savastano clan.
- Emanuele Vicorito as "'O Pop", a member of the Savastano clan.
- Vincenzo Sacchettino as "Danielino", a sixteen-year-old boy and deceived by Ciro Di Marzio.
- Walter Lippa as "'O Pescivendolo", an old member of the Savastano clan.
- Antonio Milo as Attilio 'O Trovatello, an old member of the Savastano clan and a close friend of Ciro, who considers him almost as a father.
- Cristiana Dell'Anna as Patrizia, Malammore's eldest niece and fundamental pawn to the Savastano clan. This character features in season 2.
- Cristina Donadio as Scianel, drug dealer and female boss. This character features in season 2
References
- ↑ Roxborough, Scott (9 May 2014). "Italian Mafia Series 'Gomorra' Ratings Hit for Sky Italia". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ↑ Rees, Jasper. "Gomorra, Sky Atlantic, review: "ugly in a good way"". www.telegraph.co.uk. The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ↑ "Italian Mafia Series "Gomorra" Ratings Hit for Sky Italia". www.betafilm.com. Beta Film. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ↑ Vivarelli, Nick. "TWC closes deal for U.S. rights to Italy's "Gomorra" Skein". www.variety.com. Variety. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ↑ "Gomorra, seconda stagione: dal 10 maggio su Sky Atlantic!". skyatlantic.sky.it. 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
External links
- Official website (Italian)
- Gomorrah at the Internet Movie Database