Camorra

Francesco Patierno / Italy / 2018 / Czech Premiere / 70 min.

synopsis

Camorra is an Italian criminal organization operating in Naples and all throughout Campania. Its rapid expansion from initial smuggling to powerful organized crime mobs that trade drugs, weapons, and people has also influenced how the entire city and region evolved. The film edit uses contemporary film footage, news television reports, police photographs and newspaper headlines to depict the lives of the people there, the practices of criminal mob bosses and the overall atmosphere of the city. In this way, it delivers an exceptional comprehensive film report on one of the most powerful mafia organizations.

“Camorra is set in a specific historical moment, late 60s – early 90s, to convey not only emotions and information in a non-didactic manner, but to use the past as a mirror of the present as well.” F. Patierno

biography

Francesco Patierno (1964) is an Italian director, screenwriter and novelist. Before becoming a creative director at an advertising agency, he studied architecture. He has directed documentaries, video clips, commercials and reports for Radiotelevisione Italiana, and has also designed scenic decorations. His first film, the short Quel Giorno, premiered at the Venice International Film Festival.

more about film

director:	Francesco Patierno
producer:	Andrea Patierno, Gabriele Genuino, Maria Pia Ammirati
script:	Francesco Patierno, Isaia Sales
editing:	Maria Fantastica Valmori
music:	--- Meg
sound:	Matteo Bendinelli