Welcome to the second screening of the fourth edition of ITALIA DOC
Camorra delves into the soul of an inscrutable city.
The film tells the story of the growth of the crime syndicate between the 1960s and 1990s: from its subordination to the Mafia, which controlled the contraband of cigarettes in Campania after the war until the advent of Raffaele Cutolo, who unified the bands of extortionists into a single, large armed and economic power.
The development of Camorra in Naples has shaped the way the city evolved. From the simple smuggling of its beginnings to organized, powerful unified clans, Camorra has developed its own military power. Through the usage of vintage films and original newscasts, Camorra is a visceral, film-like report of the true face of one of the most powerful mafia organization.
A tense archive film about the criminals who rule the streets of Naples, this is also a review of Italian TV journalism over the years. Using unique journalistic material dating from the 1960s to the mid-1990s combined with a specially composed score by the Italian singer-songwriter Meg, Patierno has reconstructed the socioeconomic history of a lost city where the use of violence doesn’t make you an outcast but a hero. A mirror that reveals an uncomfortable reflection.
In Italian with English subtitles
Doors open 6.30pm – Screening at 7pm
Location:
UCL
Drayton House B20 Jevons LT
30 Gordon Street
London
WC1H 0QB
Booking mandatory! Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/camorra-free-screening-italia-doc-4-tickets-84822679919
UCL Italian Film Club 