Director Claudio Giovannesi used non-professional actors from Naples to give the film a sense of "freshness and nativity".
The film won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival.
Critics often describe it as a "chilling" and "archetypical gangster rise and fall" story that strips away the glamor usually associated with mob films. La paranza dei bambini
The film portrays a generation of adolescents who treat gun warfare with the same casualness as playing video games.
It examines the seductive nature of "easy money" and the status that comes with high-end designer clothes and exclusive nightclub tables. The film portrays a generation of adolescents who
While they dream of becoming "generous" leaders who care for their neighborhood, they end up trapped in a cycle of tribal violence and retribution. Key Themes
They begin as small-time drug dealers but quickly graduate to bartering for heavy firearms like AK-47s to muscle into the territory of established Camorra clans. Key Themes They begin as small-time drug dealers
The story follows 15-year-old Nicola and his group of friends living in the Sanità neighborhood of Naples.