La paranza dei bambini
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Francesco Di Napoli, Ar Tem, Ciro Vecchione
La paranza dei bambini | Piranhas by Claudio Giovannesi
ITA 2018, Competition
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Francesco Di Napoli, Ar Tem, Pasquale Marotta, Carmine Pizzo
La paranza dei bambini | Piranhas by Claudio Giovannesi
ITA 2018, Competition
© Palomar 2018
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Francesco Di Napoli, Luca Nacarlo, Viviana Aprea
La paranza dei bambini | Piranhas by Claudio Giovannesi
ITA 2018, Competition
© Palomar 2018
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Francesco Di Napoli, Pasquale Marotta, Ar Tem, Carmine Pizzo, Mattia Piano Del Baldo, Ciro Pellacchia, Ciro Vecchione, Alfredo Turitto
La paranza dei bambini | Piranhas by Claudio Giovannesi
ITA 2018, Competition
© Palomar 2018
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Luca Nacarlo, Francesco Di Napoli
La paranza dei bambini | Piranhas by Claudio Giovannesi
ITA 2018, Competition
© Palomar 2018
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Francesco Di Napoli, Viviana Aprea
La paranza dei bambini | Piranhas by Claudio Giovannesi
ITA 2018, Competition
© Palomar 2018
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Claudio Giovannesi
La paranza dei bambini | Piranhas by Claudio Giovannesi
ITA 2018, Competition
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Neapolitan author and Camorra expert Roberto Saviano (‘Gomorrha’, 2006) wrote the screenplay for this adaptation of his eponymous novel with Maurizio Braucci and Claudio Giovannesi. Portrayed by non-professional actors from the locality where it is set, this film provides a shocking portrait of a younger generation in a state of permanent war. These are children who are willing to deal in drugs, rob and kill in a world without a future, where money, power and survival are all that matters.
With
- Francesco Di Napoli (Nicola)
- Viviana Aprea (Letizia)
- Mattia Piano Del Balzo (Briatò)
- Ciro Vecchione (‘O Russ)
- Ciro Pellecchia (Lollipop)
- Ar Tem (Tyson)
- Alfredo Turitto (Biscottino)
- Pasquale Marotta (Agostino)
- Luca Nacarlo (Cristian)
- Carmine Pizzo (Limone)
Crew
Director | Claudio Giovannesi |
Screenplay | Maurizio Braucci, Claudio Giovannesi, Roberto Saviano based on his novel of the same name |
Cinematography | Daniele Ciprì |
Editing | Giuseppe Trepiccione |
Music | Andrea Moscianese, Claudio Giovannesi |
Sound Design | Giuseppe D'Amato |
Sound | Emanuele Cicconi |
Production Design | Daniele Frabetti |
Costumes | Olivia Bellini |
Make-Up | Valentina Iannuccilli |
Assistant Director | Nicola Scorza |
Casting | Chiara Polizzi |
Production Manager | Michela Rossi |
Producers | Carlo Degli Esposti, Nicola Serra |
Executive Producer | Gianluca Chiaretti |
Co-Producer | Nicola Maccanico |
Co-Production | Vision Distribution Rom |
World sales
Produced by
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Roberto Saviano, Maurizio Braucci, Claudio Giovannesi
The winners of the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay.
La paranza dei bambini · Competition · Closing Gala · Silver Bear · Feb 16, 2019
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Ar Tem, Viviana Aprea, Francesco Di Napoli, Claudio Giovannesi
Happy cuddling on the Red Carpet.
La paranza dei bambini · Competition · Feb 12, 2019
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Viviana Aprea
The actress at the premiere.
La paranza dei bambini · Competition · Feb 12, 2019
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Ar Tem
The actor on the Red Carpet.
La paranza dei bambini · Competition · Feb 12, 2019
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Pasquale Marotta
The actor at the premiere.
La paranza dei bambini · Competition · Feb 12, 2019
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Ar Tem, Claudio Giovannesi, Francesco Di Napoli
At the Press Conference.
La paranza dei bambini · Competition · Feb 12, 2019
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Francesco Di Napoli
Smiley posing at the Photo Call.
La paranza dei bambini · Competition · Feb 12, 2019
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Maurizio Braucci, Roberto Saviano, Claudio Giovannesi
The co-author, the writer and the director and also co-author.
La paranza dei bambini · Competition · Feb 12, 2019
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Ar Tem, Viviana Aprea, Francesco Di Napoli
The protagonists at the Photo Call.
La paranza dei bambini · Competition · Feb 12, 2019
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Film team
At the Photo Call.
La paranza dei bambini · Competition · Feb 12, 2019
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Claudio Giovannesi, Roberto Saviano
The director and the author during the Press Conference.
La paranza dei bambini · Competition · Feb 12, 2019
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Dieter Kosslick, Francesco Di Napoli
The Festival Director pointing something out to the actor.
La paranza dei bambini · Competition · Feb 12, 2019
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Francesco Di Napoli
La paranza dei bambini · Competition · Feb 12, 2019
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Claudio Giovannesi
La paranza dei bambini · Competition · Feb 12, 2019
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Ar Tem, Luca Nacarlo
Thumbs up on the Red Carpet.
La paranza dei bambini · Competition · Feb 12, 2019
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Roberto Saviano, Dieter Kosslick
The author in conversation with the Festival Director.
La paranza dei bambini · Competition · Feb 12, 2019
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Roberto Saviano
The author at the premiere at the Berlinale Palast.
La paranza dei bambini · Competition · Feb 12, 2019
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Ciro Vecchione, Pasquale Marotta
Two of the actors in the Berlinale Palast.
La paranza dei bambini · Competition · Feb 12, 2019
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Carlo Degli Esposti
The film's producer.
La paranza dei bambini · Competition · Feb 12, 2019
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Film team
At the premiere.
La paranza dei bambini · Competition · Feb 12, 2019
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Roberto Saviano
Press Conference.
La paranza dei bambini · Competition · Feb 12, 2019
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Francesco Di Napoli
La paranza dei bambini · Competition · Feb 12, 2019
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Roberto Saviano
La paranza dei bambini · Competition · Feb 12, 2019
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Claudio Giovannesi
La paranza dei bambini · Competition · Feb 12, 2019
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Luca Nacarlo, Viviana Aprea, Ar Tem
La paranza dei bambini · Competition · Feb 12, 2019
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Alfredo Turitto, Carmine Pizzo, Mattia Piano Del Balzo
La paranza dei bambini · Competition · Feb 12, 2019
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Pasquale Marotta, Ciro Vecchione, Ciro Pellecchia
La paranza dei bambini · Competition · Feb 12, 2019
© Gerhard Kassner / Berlinale
Nicola Serra, Nicola Maccanico, Carlo Degli Esposti (Producers), Francesco Di Napoli, Viviana Aprea, Ar Tem (Actors), Claudio Giovannesi (Director, Screenwriter), Roberto Saviano (Screenwriter, Author), Maurizio Braucci (Screenwriter), Moderation: Vincenzo Bugno
La paranza dei bambini | Piranhas
Competition · Press Conference · Feb 12, 2019
Press Conference at full length
La paranza dei bambini | Piranhas
Competition · Red Carpet · Feb 12, 2019
Red Carpet at full length
Claudio Giovannesi
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The director, screenwriter and musician was born in Rome, Italy in 1978 and works in both fiction and documentary. His films have screened at numerous international festivals and have won a number of awards, including the Nastro d’Argento Italian film prize. He was one of the nine directors to work on 9 x 10 Novanta, a compilation documentary that screened at the 71st Venice International Film Festival. He has also directed two episodes of the television series Gomorrha.
Filmography
2009 La casa sulle nuvole · Fratelli d'Italia 2012 Alì ha gli occhi azzurri 2013 Wolf 2016 Fiore 2018 La paranza dei bambini (Piranhas)
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2019