Italian crime drama following a gang of armed teenage boys who stalk the streets of Naples to do their mob...
Italian crime drama following a gang of armed teenage boys who stalk the streets of Naples to do their mob bosses' bidding.
"Set in Naples, Piranhas is based on a book by Gomorrah writer and investigative reporter Roberto Saviano. Ambitious, charismatic 15-year-old Nicola and his mates go from being petty thieves to gun-toting gangsters virtually overnight. As the gangs’ older generations are locked away in prison, the gangsters become younger and younger. The baby-faced protagonists struggle with family, peer pressure and romance, all while swaggering haplessly into a bloody war to control their streets." (Sydney Film Festival)
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58 %36 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
61 %31 reviewsAudience score rating
"The film's prologue promises a more powerful, original experience than the "Piranhas" we get."
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Variety
Variety"The film shows an awareness of Visconti, Scorsese and even De Palma, but this feels like an accomplished yet creatively unambitious piece of work."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Piranhas feels a bit like a teen movie that just happens to have a Cammora backdrop, rather than a serious, nuanced drama about the paranza system - essentially, the grooming of underage kids as drug runners and Mafia footsoldiers."
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Screen Daily
Screen Daily"This tale of teenage gangs is badly in need of stronger visuals and pacing."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterPiranhas | Details
Award winner- Winner of the Silver Berlin Bear for Best Screenplay, 2019 Berlin International Film Festival
- Runtime
- 111
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- Italy
