A very good movie

First of all, I'm really surprised that this movie has such a low rating here on Listal. Indeed, I was actually quite blown away by the damned thing as it was easily the best gangster movie I have seen in many years. I have to admit that I was not really familiar with this Italian crime syndicate, the camorra, but it seemed pretty realistic to me. The biggest difference with such classics like 'Goodfellas' or 'Scarface' was the directing style. Even 'Cidade de Deus' which was rather rauw was still very stylish in its directing compared to this movie. Here, they chose a very realistic documentary approach and it worked very well. The other big difference with those pictures was that there was absolutely no glamor in this life style, none of the characters seemed to be rich, or had a nice car or a big house. It was actually quite depressing and hopeless and the only reason I could think why they would 'choose' this way of life was because there was literally nothing else to do for them. There was also no lead character but several story lines which were all really dreadfull and heartbreaking to watch. It was an interesting approach but not all the stories were easy to follow and you only got to know a little bit of each character. Still, it was a very well made and fascinating movie and it is definitely worth a look.