Moralising anti-camorra story. 🏻‍♂

The film is caught between the need to denounce a social phenomenon through the chronicle of real events (albeit freely adapted) and the desire to create a romantic universe in which the raw material of senseless violence is processed within a more classical cinematic structure, with more regular dramatic developments. A desire to soar towards a cinema rich in deeper meaning, without abandoning its documentary roots. The comparison with Gomorrah unfortunately doesn’t hold up, because the film never fully decides what it wants to be. That’s why the protagonists don’t convince: they’re not evil enough, not as desperate as they should be given the circumstances. In short, this is not a youth gone up in flames, but one slightly singed. So, what did I watch? A cleaned-up documentary or a fiction dirtied by realism? Uncertain.

Well that was pointless. Kids with guns is not such an original idea afterall. Not to mention the poor performance of the entire cast. Watch it if your life depends on it.

"Belisimo". I have a moral about organized crime in Naples through a gang of kids.

Imagine _Scarface_ remade as _Bugsy Malone_ without the action of the former or the music (and charm) of the latter. While this film isn't based on a true story, it is based on the real phenomenon of so-called 'baby gangs' in Naples, where groups of tweens and teens wreak havoc in the city. Apparently, Italian lads are well behaved (and affectionate--if I'd grabbed my mates like these boys grab each other, I wouldn't have survived high-school!), for this is far more tame than I'd have thought or liked.