Salvatore Ruocco

An inside look at Italy's modern-day crime families. Based on a book by Roberto Saviano. (imdb)

Napoli, Napoli, Napoli, Abel Ferrara's new project, is not only a portrait of the city itself, but a deep sight into its humanity, vital and brutal, passionate and cruel at the same time. (mubi.com)

Gorbaciof works as a cashier at the prison of Naples. Quite easily he manages to embezzle money with which he gambles at night playing card games in the back of a Chinese restaurant. When he starts to feel for Lila, the mysterious and gorgeous waitress of the restaurant, everything changes. (imdb)

Castel Volturno, 30 km from Naples. A Camorra commando breaks into a tailor's shop managed by African immigrants, wildly shooting and killing six black men. Yssouf, a young immigrant, thus decides to break with his uncle Moses, who after promising him a better future in Italy as an honest artisan turned him into the cynical leader of the local coke-dealing scene. (mubi.com)

Working elegantly within its means and budget, this understated but satisfying first feature sketches a convincing portrait of contemporary Italian society, where predatory forces constantly hover at the fringes of ordinary people's daily lives. (tiff.net)