La paranza dei bambini
Piranhas
English Title: Piranhas
Director(s): Claudio Giovannesi
Writer(s): Roberto Saviano (novel), Claudio Giovannesi (screenplay)
Starring: Francesco Di Napoli, Viviana Aprea, Mattia Piano Del Balzo
Production Year: 2019
Duration: 105 minutes
Genre: Crime, Drama
Language: Italian with English subtitles
La paranza dei bambini, based on the homonymous book by Roberto Saviano portrays a gang of fifteen year-old boys from Rione Sanità one of Naples’ poorest neighborhoods, dream to gain power and easy money, stalking the streets of the city armed with hand guns and AK-47s to do their mob bosses’ bidding, and thinking that crime is their only chance at life.