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Gomorrah (Optimum): One of the outstanding films of last year was this dark exploration of crime in modern day Italy directed by Matteo Garrone. The narrative was based on true life stories from Roberto Saviano’s bestselling book about the Comorrah, a criminal organisation centred around southern Italy (especially Naples and Caserta).
There is a 13-year-old boy (Salvatore Abruzzese) who falls in with a criminal gang; [...]
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This is the trailer for Gomorrah, a scintillating crime drama set in contemporary Italy.
It was one of my films of 2008 and is essential viewing, despite the recent ridiculous Oscar snub.
Gomorrah gets a UK release on DVD and Blu-ray on Monday 9th February
> My interview with director Matteo Garrone
> Gomorrah at the IMDb
> Pre-order the DVD from Amazon UK
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As in previous years this list of the best films of the year is presented in alphabetical order. (2007 titles which got a UK release during 2008 can be found in last year’s updated list).
THE BEST FILMS OF 2008
Che (Dir. Steven Soderbergh)
This long gestating biopic of Che Guevara from director Steven Soderbergh got a mixed [...]
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Matteo Garrone is the director of Gomorrah, a new film based on the best selling book by Roberto Saviano.
It explores the world of the Comorrah, the mafia-like organisation based around the city of Naples in Southern Italy.
The film follows five stories that are based on real life accounts:
A young boy named Toto (Salvatore Abruzzese) who is slowly sucked into the world of drug [...]
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Film Trailers from Filmtrailer.com
Gomorrah opens at selected UK cinemas on Friday 10th October
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