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Piranhas

Original title: La paranza dei bambini
  • 20192019
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
4.6K
YOUR RATING
Francesco Di Napoli and Pasquale Marotta in Piranhas (2019)
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23 Photos
  • Crime
  • Drama
A gang of teenage boys stalks the streets of Naples armed with hand guns and AK-47s to do their mob bosses' bidding.A gang of teenage boys stalks the streets of Naples armed with hand guns and AK-47s to do their mob bosses' bidding.A gang of teenage boys stalks the streets of Naples armed with hand guns and AK-47s to do their mob bosses' bidding.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
4.6K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Claudio Giovannesi
  • Writers
    • Roberto Saviano(novel)
    • Claudio Giovannesi(screenplay)
    • Maurizio Braucci(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Francesco Di Napoli
    • Viviana Aprea
    • Mattia Piano Del Balzo
Top credits
  • Director
    • Claudio Giovannesi
  • Writers
    • Roberto Saviano(novel)
    • Claudio Giovannesi(screenplay)
    • Maurizio Braucci(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Francesco Di Napoli
    • Viviana Aprea
    • Mattia Piano Del Balzo
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 26User reviews
    • 76Critic reviews
    • 57Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 23 nominations

    Videos3

    Trailer [OV]
    Trailer 1:36
    Trailer [OV]
    Piranhas - Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:04
    Piranhas - Official Trailer
    Weekend Box Office: August 2 to 4
    Clip 0:55
    Weekend Box Office: August 2 to 4

    Photos23

    Francesco Di Napoli and Artem in Piranhas (2019)
    Piranhas (2019)
    Piranhas (2019)
    Francesco Di Napoli and Pasquale Marotta in Piranhas (2019)
    Piranhas (2019)
    Francesco Di Napoli, Artem, Pasquale Marotta, Mattia Piano Del Balzo, Ciro Vecchione, Ciro Pellechia, Alfredo Turitto, and Carmine Pizzo in Piranhas (2019)
    Francesco Di Napoli in Piranhas (2019)
    Francesco Di Napoli in Piranhas (2019)
    Francesco Di Napoli in Piranhas (2019)
    Francesco Di Napoli and Pasquale Marotta in Piranhas (2019)
    Francesco Di Napoli and Viviana Aprea in Piranhas (2019)
    Francesco Di Napoli and Luca Nacarlo in Piranhas (2019)

    Top cast

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    Francesco Di Napoli
    • Nicolaas Nicola
    Viviana Aprea
    • Letiziaas Letizia
    Mattia Piano Del Balzo
    • Briatòas Briatò
    Ciro Vecchione
    • 'O Russas 'O Russ
    Ciro Pellechia
    • Lollipopas Lollipop
    Artem
    Artem
    • Tysonas Tyson
    • (as Ar Tem)
    Alfredo Turitto
    • Biscottinoas Biscottino
    Pasquale Marotta
    • Agostinoas Agostino
    Luca Nacarlo
    • Cristianas Cristian
    Carmine Pizzo
    • Limoneas Limone
    Valentina Vannino
    • Madre di Nicolaas Madre di Nicola
    Aniello Arena
    Aniello Arena
    • Lino Samataroas Lino Samataro
    Roberto Carrano
    • Caminielloas Caminiello
    Adam Jendoubi
    • Aucelluzzoas Aucelluzzo
    Renato Carpentieri
    Renato Carpentieri
    • Don Vittorioas Don Vittorio
    Luigi Chiocca
    Luigi Chiocca
    • Cliente pizzeriaas Cliente pizzeria
    • Director
      • Claudio Giovannesi
    • Writers
      • Roberto Saviano(novel) (screenplay)
      • Claudio Giovannesi(screenplay)
      • Maurizio Braucci(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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      The protagonist had not auditioned, had never enrolled in drama schools but as a job he was a baker and was taken for the right script for the type of boys

    User reviews26

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Nature abhors a vacuum
    This afternoon, I discovered this rather interesting film without having preliminary read the eponymous book written by Roberto Saviano and published in 2018: a band of eight teenage boys still eating chocolate cookies and arguing with the little brother when a packet of biscuits was emptied without their preliminary agreement, take opportunely advantage of the fall of the Mafioso of their Neapolitan district to become caliph instead of the caliph, like Iznogoud in the famous cartoon created by René Goscinny and Jean Tabary, but with ethics and values like Vito Corleone played by Robert De Niro in The Godfather: Part II (1974). I recognized the mesmerizing atmosphere of Naples, with its manifold alleys as hilly as lively. Moreover, the cast is overall of high quality, especially the main actor Francesco Di Napoli.
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    • FrenchEddieFelson
    • Jun 9, 2019

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 13, 2019 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • Neapolitan
    • Also known as
      • Pirañas
    • Filming locations
      • Naples, Campania, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Palomar
      • Vision Distribution
      • Sky Cinema
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $23,494
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,898
      • Aug 4, 2019
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,298,525
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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