Crime Novel

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Crime Novel

2005,

2h 32m,

Crime/

Drama

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53%

15 Reviews

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86%

2,500+ Ratings

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53%

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15 Reviews

86%

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2,500+ Ratings

After serving prison time for a juvenile offense, Freddo (Kim Rossi Stuart) gathers his old buddies Libano (Pierfrancesco Favino) and Dandi (Claudio Santamaria) and embarks on a crime spree that makes the trio the most powerful gangsters in Rome. Libano loves their new status, and seeks to spread their influence throughout the underworld, while the other two pursue more fleshly desires. For decades, their gang perpetrates extravagant crimes, until paranoia threatens to split the friends apart.

Peter Howell

Toronto Star

Jul 6, 2007

3/4

The universal nature of crime -- and its dark appeal -- is driven home with bullets and bravado.

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Rick Groen

Globe and Mail

Jul 6, 2007

2.5/4

In short, Romanzo Criminale is interesting at first before overstaying its welcome and growing ever more tedious.

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Alan Morrison

Empire Magazine

Dec 30, 2006

4/5

An ambitious, bloody and engrossing work.

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Brian Gibson

Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta)

Oct 20, 2007

It's hard to get much juice when it's all quick slice-and-dice in the first half-hour. . . . the moral slipperiness between criminal and politician, thug and cop, just doesn't ooze out here beyond all the blood.

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Dragan Antulov

Index.hr

Sep 28, 2007

8/10

Italija dobila svog "Kuma" i "Dobre momke"

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Angela Baldassarre

Sympatico.ca

Jul 20, 2007

In his eighth directorial effort, Romanzo Criminale, Placido takes aim at terrorism in his country during the 1970s . Though the proceedings are fascinating and powerful, it's unable to maintain momentum throughout its over two hours running time.

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Hermione L

Apr 18, 2017

People!!! You don't know what you are rating! This is a very good work, an exciting and true to the facts tv series presenting an important chapter of Italian history of organized crime. This doesn't happen often, as usually it's all about the fiction and the action! If you are looking for Al Pacino kinda fiction, this is not it.

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Michele Placido

Director

Kim Rossi Stuart

Freddo

Anna Mouglalis

Patrizia

Pierfrancesco Favino

Libanese

Claudio Santamaria

Dandi

Stefano Accorsi

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Synopsis

After serving prison time for a juvenile offense, Freddo (Kim Rossi Stuart) gathers his old buddies Libano (Pierfrancesco Favino) and Dandi (Claudio Santamaria) and embarks on a crime spree that makes the trio the most powerful gangsters in Rome. Libano loves their new status, and seeks to spread their influence throughout the underworld, while the other two pursue more fleshly desires. For decades, their gang perpetrates extravagant crimes, until paranoia threatens to split the friends apart.

Director: Michele Placido
Producer: Riccardo Tozzi, Giovanni Stabilini, Marco Chimenz
Screenwriter: Stefano Rulli, Sandro Petraglia, Giancarlo De Cataldo, Michele Placido
Production Co: Cattleya
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (DVD): Jan 2, 2007
Runtime: 2h 32m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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