Gomorra is an Italian subtitled mob flick that has the feel of a documentary without narration. Several stories play out over the course of this grim, almost two and half hour movie. I especially liked the scenes with the teenagers. One is with a younger teen who has just been initiated into one of the local gangs. The other depicts two older teenagers, close friends, that think that they can operate independently. In both cases and throughout, the oppressive grip of organized crime is the overriding theme. There is lots of violence, mostly murder, and a pervasive sense of dread and hopelessness. The "business" end of the mob goes beyond drugs and reaches into high fashion and dumping toxic waste. In those scenes we see more of the urbane mobsters versus the street thugs. When I left the movie, the first thought that popped into my mind was that Bernard Madoff would fit well in this culture.
