The story of Giancarlo Siani, a journalist killed by the Neapolitan Mafia in 1985.
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| Libero De Rienzo | ... | Giancarlo Siani | |
| Valentina Lodovini | ... | Daniela | |
| Michele Riondino | ... | Rico | |
| Massimiliano Gallo | ... | Valentino Gionta | |
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Ernesto Mahieux | ... | Sasà |
| Salvatore Cantalupo | ... | Ferrara | |
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Gigio Morra | ... | Carmine Alfieri |
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Gianfranco Gallo | ... | Gabriele Donnarumma |
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Antonio Buonomo | ... | Lorenzo Nuvoletta |
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Roberto Calabrese | ... | Killer |
| Raffaele Vassallo | ... | Ciro | |
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Kyung Mi Lee | ... | Yu |
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Mimmo Mignemi | ... | Cifù |
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Nadia Carlomagno | ||
| Salvatore Striano | ... | Killer dei Gionta | |
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The story of Giancarlo Siani, a journalist killed by the Neapolitan Mafia in 1985.
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27 March 2009 (Italy) See more »Also Known As:
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It was one of the five Italian films pre-selected as the Best Foreign Film submission for the 82nd Academy Awards, along with Baarìa (2009), Il grande sogno (2009), Si può fare (2008) and Vincere (2009). See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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I saw this last month at the 2010 Palm Springs International Film Festival. Coming on the heels of the recent book Gomorrah by Roberto Saviano that was made into a successful film here is another look at the Naples based urban mob with a long history in Italy, Camorra. Fortapàsq is Italian slang for an American phrase, Fort Apache, in it's meaning of under siege. Written by writer/director Marco Risi with Jim Carrington and Andrea Purgatori this is a true story based on investigative reporter Giancarlo Siani (Liberto De Rienzo), a young journalist who in 1985 digs too deep into the workings of the Camorra and its political ties. His reporting for a small local newspaper on the rival warfare of Camorra families leads to national recognition a a job for a big city newspaper. He continues his investigative series there and which leads him into real trouble. A good cast with great supporting roles from Ernesto Mahieux as Siani's friend and co-worker and Massimiliano as a Camorra mobster who has been selected to eventually become the mobs main Don. This is a good film for a general audience as it plays kind of like a made-for TV movie but I would recommend it and give it a 7.0 out of 10.