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GOMORRAH
Directed by MATTEO GARRONE

Based on the book GOMORRAH by ROBERTO SAVIANO

135 MINUTES – COLOR –– ITALIAN W/ENGLISH SUBTITLES – NOT RATED

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 SYNOPSIS

Power, money and blood: these are the values that the residents of the
province of Naples and Caserta confront every day. They have practically
no choice, and are forced to obey the rules of the “System,” the Camorra.
Only a lucky few can even think of leading a normal life.

Five stories are woven together in this violent scenario, set in a cruel and
ostensibly invented world, but one that is deeply rooted in reality.

Don Ciro is “il sottomarino.” He pays the families of the prisoners that
are affiliated with his clan, a clan that has the undisputed command of the
territory. He is sharp, discreet and carries out his job without getting
involved. But at a certain point the clan begins to crumble. Unsure of
whom to take orders from, he has to worry about his own survival.

Totò is 13 years old and can’t wait to grow up. So he begins his training
in the school of life, one step at a time, until one day he has to make an
irreversible decision.

Marco and Ciro think they are living in a Brian de Palma film, but in the
eyes of the “system” they are only two stray dogs whose acts of bravado
are disturbing the orderly routine of business.

Roberto is a university graduate and wants to work. Franco offers him a

great opportunity, steady employment with good earning prospects: a job
in the field of toxic waste management. But the reality of his task is too
disconcerting to Roberto’s conscience.

Pasquale is a talented tailor who works under the table for a small
enterprise subcontracted by the haute couture clothes industry. Chinese
competitors give him the opportunity to teach the secrets of his trade to
their workers. He is seduced and gratified by the opportunity and accepts,
putting his life in danger.

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 DIRECTOR’S NOTE

The raw material I had to work with when shooting GOMORRAH was so
visually powerful that I merely filmed it in as straightforward a way as
possible, as if I were a passerby who happened to find myself there by
chance. I thought this was the most effective way of reproducing the
feelings I experienced during the time I spent making the film.
-Matteo Garrone

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 THE CRIMINAL EMPIRE
BASED ON THE BOOK “GOMORRAH”
BY ROBERT SAVIANO

Italian organized crime is an enterprise that generates war. It is

responsible for 10,000 deaths in a 30 year period. According to official
figures, there have been fewer victims in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
since the beginning of the Intifada. This “enterprise” is also one of the
most powerful in Italy and one of the strongholds of the economy in
Europe, with business estimated at 150 billion euros per year. The entire
FIAT Group has a global turnover of 58 billion euros per year.

Over the last 30 years, the Camorra alone has murdered 4,000 people,
more than any other criminal organization or terrorist group. It has killed
more people than the IRA, ETA, Islamic terrorist groups and Cosa Nostra.

The numerous clans that make up the Camorra have divided up a

densely-populated area which includes the provinces of Naples and
Caserta. The frontiers of this boundless and invisible kingdom expand
daily and the clans’ command over it is total.

The Camorra doesn’t only earn money through illegal drug and arms
trafficking or through the “protection” racket but by doing business in the
construction, tourism, textiles, transport, fuel, distribution, food,
supermarkets, restaurants, shops, cinemas and banking sectors. The
immense earnings generated by these illegal activities are then
reinvested in numerous legal activities that extend well beyond national
borders, from Taiwan to Aberdeen. The Camorra has even bought shares
in the reconstruction of the Twin Towers in New York City.

It has thousands of “members” in every social class: doctors,

businesspeople, chemists, engineers, blue collar workers, construction
workers, garbage collectors and street sweepers, psychologists, grocery
owners, tailors and farmhands. It also hires children who are “employed”
as drug dealers, look-outs, delivery boys and even as soldiers, who go
from being teenagers to being killers in no time at all. According to the
National Anti-Mafia Department, the Mafias in Italy have an army counting
25,000 and about 200,000 direct supporters.

Thanks to its competitive prices, the Camorra has a monopoly on toxic

waste dumping. For over thirty years, many companies from Northern and
Central Italy, with the help of mediators linked to companies owned by
the Camorra, have buried their toxic waste in Southern Italy, poisoning
farmlands and contributing to the exponential growth of tumors among
the population. If the illegal waste managed by the clans was

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accumulated, it would create a 14,600 meter-high mountain with a base
measuring three hectares, almost double the highest mountain in the
world, Mount Everest, which is only 8,850 meters high.

In the fashion sector, the Camorra runs the production of fake designer
clothes but it is also involved in the manufacturing of some of the most
prestigious Italian fashion design through an extensive network of illegal
companies which depend on the clan for credit.

Scampia, a suburb north of Naples, is considered to be the largest “open-

air” drug marketplace in the world. Daily drug trade earnings for a single
clan amount to approximately 500,000 euros. This is where the feud
inside one of the most powerful clans began, a feud that produced dozens
of deaths in only a few weeks beginning in February 2004.

The stories you are about to see were taken from real life. These facts
happened and continue to happen in Neapolitan districts such as Scampia
or in the area of Caserta. There, as in other places, the lives of thousands
of men and women, many very young, are controlled and ruled by
criminal forces and their violence.

-Roberto Saviano

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 CREW BIOGRAPHIES

MATTEO GARRONE - Director and Screenwriter

Matteo Garrone was born in Rome in 1968. He graduated from art school
in 1986 and worked as an assistant cameraman and then spent several
years dedicated to painting. In 1996 he won the Sacher Award for his
short film SILHOUETTE. In 1997 he directed his first feature film, TERRA DI
MEZZO, produced by his own company, Archimede, and distributed by
Tandem. SILHOUETTE won the Special Jury Award and the Cipputi Award
at the Turin Film Festival.

In 1998 he filmed the documentary ORESTE PIPOLO, FOTOGRAFO DI

MATRIMONI in Naples and that same year he made his second feature
film, GUESTS, which won the Kodak Award at the Venice Film Festival, a
Special Mention at the Angers Film Festival, the Best Film Award at the
Valencia Film Festival and the Kodak Award at the Messina Film Festival.
His third feature ROMAN SUMMER (2000) was presented at the Venice
Film Festival.

Garrone achieved public and critical acclaim for THE EMBALMER (2002),
presented during the 55th Cannes Festival at the Director’s Fortnight. The
film won the David di Donatello for Best Screenplay and Best Supporting
Actor, the Nastro d’argento and Ciak d’Oro for Best Film Editing, the Fellini
Award for Best Producer, Screenplay, Photography, Art Direction, and Film
Distribution. It also won the Special Jury Award at the Pasolini Film
Awards. In 2005, Matteo Garrone participated in the 54th Berlin Film
Festival with his film FIRST LOVE and won the Silver Bear for the Best
Soundtrack. The film also won the Nastro d”argento and David di
Donatello awards for Best Soundtrack.

DOMENICO PROCACCI - Producer

Fandango’s Domenico Procacci is one of Italy’s best known and most
prolific producers. His credits date back to 1987 and include the films of
such notable directors as Gabriele Muccino REMEMBER ME, THE LAST
KISS, PAOLO SORRENTINO, THE CONSEQUENCES OF LOVE, THE FAMILY
FRIEND, Sergio Rubini LATERRA, Emmanuele Crialese RESPIRO, Antonello
Grimaldi QUIET CHAOS, TEN CANOES and BAD BOY BUBBY, Richard
Lowenstein HE DIED WITH A FALAFEL IN HIS HAND, and many others.
Procacci was awarded the David di Donatello three times , for THE LAST
KISS, RESPIRO and THE CONSEQUENCES OF LOVE. He is the producer of
Matteo Garrone’s previous films, FIRST LOVE and THE EMBALMER.

FILMOGRAPHY
2008 CAOS CALMO (QUIET CHAOS) directed by Antonello Grimaldi

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2007 LA GIUSTA DISTANZA (THE RIGHT DISTANCE) directed by Carlo
Mazzacurati
LASCIA PERDERE JOHNNY( DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME, JOHNNY)
directed
by Fabrizio Bentivoglio
SILK – directed by Francois Girard
LE RAGIONI DELL’ARAGOSTA (SYMPATHY FOR THE LOBSTER)
directed
by Sabina Guzzanti
2006 TEN CANOES directed by Rolf De Heer
L’AMICO DI FAMIGLIA (THE FAMILY FRIEND) directed by Paolo
Sorrentino
LA GUERRA DI MARIO (THE MARIO’S WAR) directed by di Antonio
Capuano
LA TERRA (THE LAND) directed by Sergio Rubini
2005 TEXAS directed by Fausto Paravidino,
L’ORIZZONTE DEGLI EVENTI (THE HORIZON OF EVENTS) directed by
Daniele Vicari
TICKETS drected by Ermanno Olmi, Abbas Kiarostami and Ken Loach
EROS drected by Wong Kar Wai, Steven Soderbergh and
Michelangelo
Antonioni
2004 NEMMENO IL DESTINO (CHANGING DESTINY) directed by Daniele
Gaglianone
LAVORARE CON LENTEZZA (RADIO ALICE) directed by Guido Chiesa
LE CONSEGUENZE DELL’AMORE (THE CONSEQUENCES OF LOVE)
directed
by Paolo Sorrentino
OGNI VOLTA CHE TE NE VAI directed by Davide Cocchi
PRIMO AMORE (FIRST LOVE) directed by Matteo Garrone
2003 ORA O MAI PIU’ (NOW OR NEVER MORE) Directed by Lucio Pellegrini
SEGRETI DI STATO (SECRET FILE) Directed by Paolo Benvenuti
LIBERI directed by Gianluca Maria Lavarelli
B. B. & IL CORMORANO directed by Edoardo Gabbriellini
RICORDATI DI ME (REMEMBER ME) directed by Gabriele Muccino
VELOCITA’ MASSIMA (V-MAX) directed by Daniele Vicari
L’IMBALSAMATORE (THE EMBALMER) directed by Matteo Garrone
2002 SAMSARA Directed by Pan Nalin
RESPIRO (GRAZIA’S ISLAND) directed by Emanuele Crialese
DA ZERO A DIECI (FROM ZERO TO TEN) directed by Luciano Ligabue
2001 THE BANK directed by Robert Connolly
HE DIED WITH A FALAFEL IN HIS HAND directed by Richard
Lowenstein
DUST Directed by Milcho Manchevski
L’ULTIMO BACIO (THE LAST KISS) directed by Gabriele Muccino
2000 LUPO MANNARO directed by Antonio Tibaldi

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 IL PARTIGIANO JOHNNY (JOHNNY, THE PARTISAN) directed by Guido
Chiesa
CALLE 54 directed by Fernando Trueba
FUGHE DA FERMO directed by Edoardo Nesi
THE MONKEY'S MASK directed by Samantha Lang
1999 COME TE NESSUNO MAI (BUT FOREVER IN MY MIND) directed by
Gabriele Muccino
1998 THE WAR ZONE directed by Tim Roth
RADIOFRECCIA (RADIO NIGHTS) directed by Luciano Ligabue
ECCO FATTO (THAT’S IT) directed by Gabriele Muccino
DANCE ME TO MY SONG directed by Rolf de Heer
LE MONDE À L’ENVERS directed by Rolando Colla
LA PATINOIRE directed by Jean-Philippe Toussaint
LA STANZA DELLO SCIROCCO (SIROCCO) directed by Maurizio
Sciarra
1997 THE GREY ZONE Directed by Franco Bernini
1996 THE QUIET ROOM Directed by Rolf de Heer
1995 CORRERE CONTRO (RUNNING AGAINST) Directed by Antonio Tibaldi
EPSILON Directed by Rolf de Heer
GUILTRIP Directed by Gerard Stanbridge
IL CIELO E’ SEMPRE PIU’ BLU (BITS AND PIECES) directed by
Antonello
Grimaldi
1994 COME DUE COCCODRILLI (LIKE TWO CROCODILES) directed by
Giacomo
Campiotti
THE LIFE AND EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF PRIVATE IVAN
CHONKIN directed by Jiri Menzel
1993 BAD BOY BUBBY directed by Rolf de Heer
1992 LA BIONDA directed by Sergio Rubini
LA CORSA DELL’INNOCENTE (THE FLIGHT OF THE INNOCENT)
directed
by Carlo Carlei
1990 LA STAZIONE (THE STATION) Directed by Sergio Rubini
1989 NULLA CI PUO’ FERMARE (WE'LL STOP AT NOTHING) directed by
Antonello Grimaldi
1987 IL GRANDE BLEK directed by Giuseppe Piccioni

ROBERTO SAVIANO - Author and Screenwriter

Roberto Saviano was born in Naples in 1979. He lived between Naples and
Caserta and obtained his degree from the Federico II University of Naples
where he was a student of Francesco Barbagallo, professor of the History
of Southern Italy. He was a member of a research group on the Camorra

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and crime and he collaborated with “L’Espresso” Magazine and the daily
newspaper “La Repubblica.”

Gomorrah, his first book, has sold over 1,200,000 copies in Italy, as well
as being translated in 33 countries. Roberto Saviano uses literature and
journalistic reporting to narrate reality. He won both the Giancarlo Siani
Award and the Viareggio Repaci Award for Literature in 2006.

Roberto Saviano has been living under police protection since October
13th, 2006, following the success of his anti-Cammora non-fiction-novel as
well as his statements regarding his collaboration with the law, the
information he gave to the Italian Carabinieri and threats he received in
court from some Mob bosses during the Spartacus trial.

MAURIZIO BRAUCCI - Screenwriter

Maurizio Braucci was born in Naples in 1966. In 1999 he wrote Il Mare

Guasto and in 2004 Una Barca di Uomini Perfetti, both published by
Edizioni E/O. He participated in two short story collections: Disertori in
2002 published by Einaudi - Stile Libero and Pensa alla Salute in 2004
published by L’Ancora del Mediterraneo.

He coordinated the collection of investigative stories for Napoli comincia a

Scampia (with Giovanni Zoppoli) in 2008 and Spartacus. Processo ai
Casalesi (with Marcello Anselmo) both published by L’Ancora del
Mediterraneo. He wrote a documentary for the radio in 2001 called Spazi
Urbani ed estrema povertà a Napoli. He also wrote two radio scripts, the
first in 2002 called Un taglio attraverso and the second one in 2003 called
La Sala Giochi (with Goffredo Fofi); both aired on Radio Tre RAI.

In 2006 he collaborated with the playwright Marco Martinelli on Teatro

delle Albe, and the following year on Pinocchio. Lo spettacolo della
ragione by Armando Punzo. In 2007 he also worked with the Babbaluk Co.
for the theatrical show, Italia Mia. He began his collaboration with Davide
Iodice and the Libera Mente Co. in 1999 with the staging of Storia
Spettacolare.

In 2008 he worked with Abel Ferrara on NAPOLI, NAPOLI, NAPOLI and with
the documentary filmmaker Leonardo Di Costanzo in 16 ANNI.

He writes for the monthly magazine “Lo Straniero” and collaborates with
the Naples editorial staff of “La Repubblica” newspaper. He is involved in
various social programs for teenagers and young adults who live in poor
neighborhoods.

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UGO CHITI - Screenwriter

Ugo Chiti is a leading Italian playwright who has written more than 40
dramas.

CINEMA:
2007 MANUALE D’AMORE – CAPITOLI SUCCESSIVI directed by
Giovanni
Veronesi.
2006 MANUAL OF LOVE directed by Giovanni Veronesi. Nastro
d’argento for
best screenplay
2003 THE EMBALMER directed by Matteo Garrone. David di
Donatello for best
screenplay
2001 CARUSO ZERO FOR CONDUCT directed by Francesco Nuti
TI SPIACE SE BACIO MAMMA directed by Alessandro Benvenuti
1999 I LOVE ANDREA directed by Francesco Nuti
1998 THE SECOND WIFE directed by Ugo Chiti
1996 RITORNO A CASA GORI directed by Alessandro Benvenuti
THE BARBER OF RIO directed by Giovanni Veronesi
ALBERGO ROMA directed by Ugo Chiti
1995 SILENZIO SI NASCE directed by Giovanni Veronesi
IVO THE GENIUS directed by Alessandro Benvenuti
1994 OCCHIO PINOCCHIO directed by Francesco Nuti
BELLE AL BAR directed by Alessandro Benvenuti. Nastro d’argento
for
best story
1993 FOR LOVE ONLY FOR LOVE directed by Giovanni Veronesi. David di
Donatello for best screenplay.
1992 CAIN VS CAIN directed by Alessandro Benvenuti
1991 THE PARTY’S OVER directed by Alessandro Benvenuti
WOMEN IN SKIRTS directed by Francesco Nuti
ZITTI E MOSCA directed by Alessandro Benvenuti
1990 WILLY SIGNORI E VENGO DA LONTANO directed by Francesco
Nuti
1989 BENVENUTI IN CASA GORI directed by Alessandro Benvenuti

GIANNI DI GREGORIO - Screenwriter

Gianni Di Gregorio lives and works in Rome. He studied Modern Literature

and then film direction with Alessandro Fersen. Following various theatre
and cinema experiences as assistant director, he began concentrating on
screenwriting.

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In 1986 he wrote the screenplay for the film SEMBRA MORTO MA É
SOLOSVENUTO by Felice Farina and for the film CAREFREE GIOVANNI by
Marco Colli. In 1991 he wrote the screenplay for SHIPWRECKS by Marco
Colli and the following year he wrote the story and screenplay for the film
AFFETTI SPECIALI, directed by Felice Farina. In 2000 he wrote the
screenplay for LONG LIVE THE MONKEY!, adapted from the book Le due
zitelle by Tommaso Landolfi and directed by Marco Colli.

His collaboration with Matteo Garrone began in 2000 as assistant director

on the film ROMAN SUMMER and continued with THE EMBALMER and
FIRST LOVE. He recently finished writing, directing and starring in his first
film, PRANZO DI FERRAGOSTO.

MASSIMO GAUDIOSO - Screenwriter

Massimo Gaudioso was born in Naples in 1958. After obtaining a degree in

business he moved to Milan and then Rome, where he worked for the
BBDO International Advertising Agency. He first worked as a copywriter
and then as a screenwriter and freelance film director from 1983 to 1995.
He has directed numerous documentaries, industrial films, public
advertising videos, commercials, trademarks and TV programs for
important Italian and multinational companies, museums and public
agencies.
FILMOGRAPHY
2008 IL PASSATO È UNA TERRA STRANIERA directed by Daniele Vicari
PRANZO DI FERRAGOSTO directed by Gianni di Gregorio
2006 ONE OUT OF TWO directed by Eugenio Cappuccio
2006 L’ORCHESTRA DI PIAZZA VITTORIO directed by Agostino Ferrente
2003 FIRST LOVE directed by Matteo Garrone. Amidei Award
2001 THE EMBALMER directed by Matteo Garrone. David di Donatello and
Federico Fellini Award
2000 ROMAN SUMMER directed by Matteo Garrone
1999 LA VITA È UNA SOLA directed by Eugenio Cappuccio, Massimo
Gaudioso,
Fabio Nunziata
1998 UN CASO DI FORZA MAGGIORE directed by Matteo Garrone – short
film
1996 IL CARICATORE directed by Eugenio Cappuccio, Massimo Gaudioso,
Fabio
Nunziata – feature film Holden Award for Best Script

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1995 IL CARICATORE directed by Eugenio Cappuccio, Massimo Gaudioso,
Fabio
Nunziata – short film

MARCO ONORATO - Director of Photography

CINEMA:
2007 MARADONA, THE HAND OF GOD directed by Marco Risi
2005 SALOMÈ directed by Claudio Sestieri
PIPAREDDUZZO directed by Marco Costa and Tonino Zangardi
2004 BALLETTO DI GUERRA directed by Mario Rellini
2003 TAKE ME AWAY directed by Tonino Zangardi
FIRST LOVE directed by Matteo Garrone
ORA E PER SEMPRE directed by Vincenzo Verdecchi
2002 THE EMBALMER directed by Matteo Garrone
THE VOYAGE HOME directed by Claudio Bondì
1999 IL PILOTA AUTOMATICO directed by Giuseppe Picciotto
2000 FANTOZZI 2000 directed by Domenico Saverni
1999 LA VESPA E LA REGINA directed by Antonello De Leo
SONO POSITIVO directed by Cristiano Bortone
1998 GUESTS directed by Matteo Garrone
1996 LA COINCIDENZA directed by Marco Colli inserted in the film
INTOLERANCE
TERRA DI MEZZO directed by Matteo Garrone
1994 IL SOLDATO IGNOTO directed by Marcello Aliprandi
1993 UN ALTRO GIORNO ANCORA directed by Tonino Zangardi
MEAN TRICKS directed by Umberto Lenzi
1992 TORTA DI MELE directed by Anna Carlucci
CORSIA PREFERENZIALE directed by Luigi Maria Gallo
VITE PERDUTE directed by Giorgio Castellari
1991 ALULLO DROM directed by Tonino Zangardi
CERONTIA ATROPOS directed by Giorgio Tarocco
1990 NESSUNO MI CREDE directed by Anna Carlucci
1988 I RAGAZZI DI VIA PANISPERNA directed by Gianni Amelio
THERE WAS A CASTLE WITH FORTY DOGS directed by Duccio
Tessari

SHORT FILMS:
2004 REFOLO directed by Giovanni Arcangeli.
2003 BUON COMPLEANNO directed by Barbara Rossi Prudente
2002 IL COLPO directed by Nicola Barnaba.
1997 PUNTI DI VISTA directed by Paolo Andreoli
1996 SILHOUETTE directed by Matteo Garrone
1995 SENZA PAROLE directed by Antonello De Leo
CATTIVI PENSIERI directed by Antonella Ponziani

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DOCUMENTARIES:
1991 FLUSSO DI COSCIENZA (NAZISMO) directed by Giorgio Pressburger
1992 LE STRADE CONSOLARI (GEO) directed by Tonino Zangardi
1993 POMPEI directed by Marco Colli

MARCO SPOLETINI - Editor

Marco Spoletini was born in Rome in 1964. He has been a film editor
since 1990. He has been collaborating with Matteo Garrone since his
first short film. He has edited documentaries with Gianfranco
Pannone, Giovanni Piperno, Pippo Delbono, as well as films with
Daniele Vicari, Kim Rossi Stuart, Eugenio Cappuccio, Maurizio Sciarra,
Aldo Giovanni & Giacomo, Vincenzo Salemme, Vincenzo Terracciano,
Riccardo Milani and Gianluca Maria Tavarelli.

He was nominated for a David di Donatello for Best Film Editing in

2003 for THE EMBALMER, directed by Matteo Garrone. In 2007 he was
nominated for a Silver Ribbon for Best Film Editing for ALONG THE
RIDGE, directed by Kim Rossi Stuart. In 2003 he won both the Silver
Ribbon and the Ciak d’Oro in Film Editing both for THE EMBALMER
and MAXIMUM VELOCITY (V-MAX).

PAOLO BONFINI - Art Director

Paolo Bonfini began his career as production designer for the film GAME
OVER, directed by Alessandro Piva, which was presented at the Umbria
Film Festival and at the New European Cinema. In 1997 he was the art
director for THE STORY OF A BAD BOY, directed by Tom Donaghy. Bonfini
designed the set for the film SECRET FILE, directed by Paolo Benvenuti,
and presented at the Venice Film Festival in 2003. In 2000 he began his
collaboration with Matteo Garrone on the film ROMAN SUMMER and
continued their collaboration on the films THE EMBALMER and FIRST
LOVE. He received the Federico Fellini Award and the Ciak d’Oro for Best
Production Design for THE EMBALMER.

SANDRA CARDINI - Costume Designer

Sandra Cardini was born in Rome, where she attended art school. She
began to work in the film industry at a very young age, first as an actress
and then dedicating her career to costume designing. She collaborated
with Mauro Bolognini in TV and theater; she was an assistant to Piero Tosi;

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she designed the costumes for Tomas Milian for ten films (now considered
cult films) and she worked with Carlo Cecchi.

She has also collaborated with Luciano Salce, Bruno and Sergio Corbucci,
Stuart Margolin, Vittorio De Sisti, Danilo Donati and on THE MONSTER,
directed by Roberto Benigni. She has also worked in the United States,
France and Spain. She is currently working on the film LA LUCE DEL
CUORE, directed by Alberto Simone, and in the theater for La Notte
Canta, written by Jon Fosse and directed by Valerio Binasco. Her latest
costume designs are:

CINEMA:
Selective filmography
2007 BLACK SUN directed by Krystof Zanussi
2006 KEAWE directed by Valerio Binasco
2005 TEXAS directed by Fausto Paravidino

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 CAST BIOGRAPHIES

TONI SERVILLO - Franco

Film director and actor Toni Servillo was born in 1959 in Afragola, in the
province of Naples. He founded the Teatro Studio of Caserta in 1977. He
began collaborating with the Falso Movimento Theatrical Co. in 1986,
starring in Ritorno ad Alphaville by Mario Martone and staging E… taken
from works by Eduardo De Filippo. In 1987 he was among the founders of
Teatri Uniti, of which he has been the Artistic Director since 1999.

He participated as an actor and director in the creation of theatrical

pieces in the Neapolitan language such as Partitura (1988) and Rasoi
(1991) by Enzo Moscato, Ha da passà a nuttata (1989), from a work by
Eduardo De Filippo, Zingari (1993) by Raffaele Viviani, and Sabato,
domenica e lunedì (2002), the award-winning adaptation of the Eduardo
de Filippo masterpiece.

With Il Misantropo (1995) and Tartufo (2000) by Molière, and Le false

confidenze (1998/2005) by Marivaux, all in excellent translations by
Cesare Garboli, he realized a trilogy of the great French theater of the
1600-1700s.

He also directed L’uomo dal fiore in bocca (1990/96) by Luigi Pirandello,

Natura morta (1990) from the acts of the XXIII CPSU Congress, De
Pirandello a Eduardo (1997), an adaptation of L’uomo dal fiore in bocca by
Pirandello and Sik Sik, l’artefice magico by Eduardo De Filippo with
Portuguese actors at the San Joao Theater of Porto, Benjaminowo: padre e
figlio (2004) by Franco Marcoaldi and Fabio Vacchi, Il lavoro rende liberi
(2005) by Vitaliano Trevisan. His latest theater direction was Trilogia della
villeggiatura by Carlo Goldoni (2007) at the Piccolo Teatro of Milan, which
will be taken on tour internationally next season.

As an actor, he has been directed by Memè Perlini, Mario Martone, Leo De

Berardinis, Elio De Capitani, and has collaborated with Franco Battiato,
Mimmo Paladino and Antonio Ballista.

His debut as a director of a musical was in 1999 with La cosa rara, by

Martin y Soler and Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte staged at the La Fenice
Theater of Venice. This was followed by Le nozze di Figaro by Mozart in
Venice and Boris Godunov by Mussorgskij and Arianna a Naxos by Richard
Strauss at the Sao Carlos of Lisbon, Il marito disperato di Cimarosa and
Fidelio by Beethoven, both at the San Carlo Theater of Naples and
L’Italiana in Algeri by Rossini at the Aix en Provence Festival. He debuted
in cinema with films directed by Mario Martone: DEATH OF A NEAPOLITAN

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POLICEMAN (1992), RASOI (1993), LA SALITA (1997), and REHEARSALS
FOR WAR (1998). He starred in Paolo Sorrentino’s films ONE MAN UP
(2001), THE CONSEQUENCES OF LOVE (2004), the TV film adapted from
Sabato, domenica e lunedì (2004), and the forthcoming IL DIVO. He was
directed by Antonio Capuano in RED MOON (2001), by Elisabetta Sgarbi in
NOTTE SENZA FINE (2004) and by Andrea Molaioli in THE GIRL BY THE
LAKE (2007).

He has received many acting awards in Italy and abroad including the
Silver Ribbon, the Grolla d’Oro and the David di Donatello.

GIANFELICE IMPARATO - Don Ciro

CINEMA:
2007 MARCELLO, MARCELLO directed by Denis Rabaglia
2004 BASTA UN NIENTE directed by Ivan Polidoro
2002 THE RELIGION HOUR (MY MOTHER’S SMILE) directed by Marco
Bellocchio
2001 LA REPUBBLICA DI SAN GENNARO directed by Massimo Costa
DUE AMICI directed by Spiro Scimone and Francesco Sframeli
2000 TUTTI GLI UOMINI SONO UGUALI directed by Nanni Loy
NELLA TERRA DI NESSUNO directed by Gianfranco Giagni
1998 NO DEPOSIT NO RETURN directed by Massimo Costa
DIRTY LINEN directed by Mario Monicelli
1997 OUT OF HAND directed by Alessandro Haber
1995 FACCIAMO PARADISO directed by Mario Monicelli
ROMANZO DI UN GIOVANE POVERO directed by Ettore Scola
1984 HENRY IV directed by Marco Belloccio
1983 BIANCA directed by Nanni Moretti
UN RAGAZZO E UNA RAGAZZA directed by Marco Risi
1979 GIALLO NAPOLETANO directed by Sergio Corbucci

MARIA NAZIONALE - Maria

Maria Nazionale was born in Torre Annunziata, in the Province of Naples in

1969. She began singing as a child, moved by the passion characteristic
of the Neapolitan music scene.

At the age of 13, she began singing in public, performing traditional

Neapolitan songs and demonstrating her excellent talent in interpreting
them despite her young age. Due to her undeniable talent and the
excellent quality of her vocal abilities, she was advised to move to Milan
where she obtained her first record contract with EMI and where the
young singer recorded her first album “Maria Nazionale.” Following the
release of her record, she began to participate in numerous TV shows

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such as “Festivalbar” in the Disco Verde segment; “Premiatissima,” and
“Viva Napoli,” during which she demonstrated that she had come of age
with a magnificent performance of “Santa Lucia luntana.”

Her songs continued to be successful and in 1992 she participated in

“Concerto Italiano.” In December 1994 she recorded “Adda passà ‘a
nuttata,” taken from the famous work by Eduardo de Filippo. The CD
contains a collection of Neapolitan songs written from the time of the
American occupation of Naples to the end of the 1960s. Tullio de Piscopo,
Nino D’ Angelo, Mario Merola, Nuccia Fumo and other great artists
collaborated on the CD.

She then recorded another CD containing adaptations of songs from the

1600s and some of the most suggestive and romantic Neapolitan songs
from the 1900s. In 1996 she recorded the album, ”Napoli ti amo,” which
includes such masterpieces as “Palomma ‘e notte,” “Fenesta vascia” and
“Era de maggio.”

She released the album “Storie ‘e femmene” in 1997 with songs narrating
the story of a real city, as it is today, and as lived daily by many
Neapolitans. It was acclaimed both by critics and the public, and
consecrated her as one of the most loved Neapolitan singers.

Her album “Sentimenti” was released in 1999 and contained various past
hits, and in particular “Cù ttè maje,” which is still at the top of the hit lists
today.

A couple years later, she sang a duet with Nino D’Angelo in a song called
“O schiavo e ‘o rre” and again was acclaimed by critics and public alike.
Her album “Maria Nazionale le classiche,” with musical arrangement by
Peppe Vessicchio and Maurizio Pica, was released in 2004.

She has also performed in various theatrical productions such as

Palummella zompa e vola written by Antonio Petito, directed by Paolo
Spezzaferri; Pensieri di donna written by Bruno Tabacchini, directed by
Alfonso Guadagni; Eden teatro written by Raffaele Viviani, directed by
Roberto de Simone; Suggestioni sonore directed by Peppe Vessicchio;
and ‘Na sceneggiata written by Fumo, directed by Antonio Calenda.

Her latest album, “Puortame a Cammena,” was released in April 2008,

and contains songs written by major songwriters such as Enzo
Gragnaniello, Pasquale Ziccardi, Federico Salvatore, etc.

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SALVATORE CANTALUPO - Pasquale

Salvatore Cantalupo was born in Naples in 1959. He attended Antonio

Neiwiller’s acting school.

CINEMA:
2005 GIOSUÈ L’EBREO directed by Pasquale Scimeca
2003/’04 ESTASI DI LOREN (short film ) directed by Dante Manchisi
2003 ANDARE (short film ) directed by Martino Lo Cascio e Antonio Bellia
2002/’03 SUBSTRACTION (short film ) directed by Dante Manchisi
2000 ENTUSIASMOS directed by Carla Vittoria Rossi
1999 APPASSIONATE directed by Tonino de Bernardi
ROSE E PISTOLE directed by Carla Apuzzo
1998 REHEARSALS FOR WAR directed by Mario Martone

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 CREW

Directed
by…………………………………………………………………………….Matteo
Garrone
Based on the book
by…………………………………………………………….Roberto Saviano
Written
by…………………………………………………………………………….Maurizio
Braucci
Ugo Chiti
Gianni Di Gregorio
Matteo Garrone
Massimo Gaudioso
Roberto Saviano
Director of photography……………………………………………………………
Marco Onorato
Editor…………………………………………………………………………………….Mar
co Spoletini
Art director…………………………………………………………………………
Alessandra Cardini
Sound designer……………………………………………………………………………
Leslie Shatz
Sound editor……………………………………………………………………….…
Daniela Cassani
Sound mixer…………………………………………………………………….Maricetta
Lombardo
Assistant director…………………………………………………………….Gianluigi
Toccafondo
Line producer…………………………………………………………………….Gian
Luca Chiaretti
Creative
producer…………………………………………………………………….Laura
Paolucci
Producer……………………………………………………………………………
Domenico Procacci
International sales…………………………………………………..Fandango
Portobello Sales

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 CAST

Toto’s Story
Totò………………………………………………………………………………..Salvator
e Abruzzese
Simone…………………………………………………………………………….Simone
Sacchettino
Boxer………………………………………………………………………………….Salvat
ore Ruocco
Pitbull……………………………………………………………………………….Vincenz
o Fabricino
Gaetano……………………………………………………………………………..Gaeta
no Altamura
Italo……………………………………………………………………………………………
Italo Renda
Don Ciro and Maria’s Story
Don
Ciro…………………………………………………………………………..Gianfelice
Imparato
Maria…………………………………………………………………………………….Mari
a Nazionale
Scissionista………………………………………………………………………….Salvat
ore Striano
Don
Carlo……………………………………………………………………………….Carlo del
Sorbo
Bombolone………………………………………………………………………...Vincen
zo Bombolo

Franco and Roberto’s Story

Franco…………………………………………………………………………..
…………..Toni Servillo
Roberto……………………………………………………………………..……Carmine
Paternoster
Dante Serini……………………………………………………………………….Alfonso
Santagata
Businessman ………………………………………………………………..Massimo
Emilio Gobbi
Quarry head…………………………………………………………………………
Salvatore Caruso
Farmer………………………………………………………………………………………..
Italo Celoro

Pasquale’s Story
Pasquale………………………………………………………………………….Salvator
e Cantalupo

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Iavarone………………………………………………………………………………………
Gigio Morra
Xian………………………………………………………………………………………
Zhang Ronghua
Pasquale’s
wife…………………………………………………………………….Manuela Lo Sicco

Marco and Ciro’s Story

Marco………………………………………………………………………………………..
Marco Macor
Ciro……………………………………………………………………………………………
Ciro Petrone
Giovanni……………………………………………………………………………….Giov
anni Venosa
Pirata……………………………………………………………………………………….Vi
ttorio Russo
Zi Bernardino………………………………………………………………Bernardino
Terracciano

SCORE

“Herculaneum” is a song composed by Robert Del Naja and Neil Davidge

of the band Massive Attack especially for the credits of the film. This was
a chance collaboration aided by the involvement of Max Passante, a DJ
and producer from Naples who has lived in England for years, where he
actively works with the Bristol-based band. Robert Del Naja
enthusiastically and passionately jumped into the project without
hesitation, also due to his Neapolitan origins (his father is from Naples).
The result is an intense song following the best tradition of Massive
Attack, perfectly capturing the disturbing atmosphere of Garrone’s fresco.
Garrone did not imagine traditional music for GOMORRAH but instead
wanted the various sounds of the film to become the soundtrack.

Sound Design for the film is by Leslie Shatz at Wildfire Post in Los
Angeles. Leslie has collaborated with acclaimed directors such as Gus
Van Sant, Jane Campion and Todd Haynes and earned an Oscar
nomination in 2000 for THE MUMMY. The soundtrack is purely functional
and narrates the daily environment of the characters. The top Neapolitan
melodic pop artists of the moment were chosen (Alessio, Raffaello,
Rosario Miraggio), along with more traditional songs by Nino D’Angelo.

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 “Herculaneum”
(Robert Del Naja/Neil Davidge/Euan Dickinson)
Performed by Robert Del Naja and Neil Davidge
Additional programming by Euan Dickinson
Mixed by Lee Sheppard at 100 Suns Studios
© 2008 One Point Six
Courtesy of One Point Six

SONGS

“Macchina 50” “Must Pray”

(S. Viola/F. D’Alessio) (P. Vercampt)
Performed by Rosario Miraggio Performed by Pieter Vercampt

“Esageratamente” “Sadness Part 1” (violent us

remix)
(F. Franzese) (Curly/Peter/Fairstein)
Performed by Anthony Performed by Enigma

“La Nostra Storia” “I Feel the Love”

(Raffaello Armani) (M. Fratty/L. Stay Free/
Performed by Raffaello S. Gambarelli/ F. Panzanini)
Performed by Lovematic

“O’ Schiavo E O’ Re” “Play My Music”

(N. D’Angelo/C. Tortora) (A. Benassi/S. Carlson/I.
Favretto)
Performed by Nino D’Angelo Performed by Sandy
Chambers

“Ma Si Vene Stasera” “Un Giorno

D’Amore”
(G. Carluccio) (D. Stefani/G. Bousier)
Performed by Alessio Performed by Daniele Stefani

“Xiao Cheng Gu Shi” “L’Amica dia

Moglie”
(T. Tong, Z. Nu) (E. Rossi/ T. Riccio)
Performed by Teresa Teng Performed by Tommy
Riccio

“Brava Gente”
(N. D’Angelo/C. Tortora)
Performed by Nino D’Angelo

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