Not your Daddy’s mob
“Gomorrah” is one of the most depressing films I’ve seen in quite some time, but it is also one of the most powerful — a brilliant and fervently downbeat exposé of the Camorra, the mobsters who dominate the Italian city of Naples.
It’s based on the non-fiction book of the same name by Roberto Saviano. The book caused such a sensation in Italy that Saviano instantly had a multitude of hits taken out on him. Watching the film, it’s easy to understand why the mob was upset. “Gomorrah” feels as if it’s been made by people with an intimate understanding of the many-headed hydra that has...
