Cert TBA
130 mins
BBFC advice: TBA
Goodfellas is one of the favourite films of Mrs W and myself and the Godfather is another mob classic but nobody really makes mafia movies like the Italians.
During Suburra, Stefano Sollima carves apart the world of Italian politics, business and religion in just over two hours of brutal intensity.
He throws open a society of twisted morals in which there is a careless attitude to life and, subsequently, death.
Suburra is focused on connections between organised crime and politics and, in particular, on an MP (Pierfrancesco Favino) whose sexual appetites lead him on a road to ruin.
Sollima's film superbly weaves between the different factions, drawing together the strands of blackmail and betrayal which hold them together.
Its stand-out performances are from those playing the characters who are the most ruthless.
For example; Alessandro Borghi who stars as an wannabe mob leader, Claudio Amendola as one of the men he is trying to oust and Adamo Dionisi as a ruthless head of a gypsy family
The latter adds a unusual and effective dimension to the dynamic between the various criminal elements in Rome.
Suburra is not for the sensitive. Its violence is extreme and regular and its language is riper than the runniest cheese.
But it is utterly compelling. If you are into gangster movies they don't come much more authentic than this.
The only downside is that I would have liked to have understood more about the background of the central characters.
Reasons to watch: a gritty Roman mafia movie
Reasons to avoid: its brutality
Laughs: none
Jumps: none
Vomit: none
Nudity: yes
Overall rating: 8.5/10
Star tweet
Dopo tanto tempo un film italiano primo della settimana al Box Office, grazie a tutti gli spettatori di #Suburra
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