Wow! This was a superb sample of high-quality crime movie making. ''Suburra'' is an excellent Italian production with a storyline which involves politicians, the clash between the mafia and gypsies clans and the Vatican as well as young thugs, hookers and junkies. The centre of the plot is the building of a series of casino hotels in Ostia a suburb in Rome. The bill has to be approved by the Italian parliament which is not oblivious to external influences such as the mafia or rich businessmen. The notion of corruption is omnipresent throughout the movie, leading to crucial questions regarding the Italian political life. The first forty-five minutes of the movie is a bit confusing as the viewers introduced to a multitude of characters with no obvious connection between them. The story covers a time span of one week, in the form of a countdown to the day of the ''Apocalypse'' which is also the finale of the film. The plot is even-paced reaching a bloody, nevertheless redeeming, finale with a high body count. The performances from all the actors in a movie that has no central character are top-notch while the direction by Stefano Sollima offers many moments of true artistic beauty in the beautiful Roman setting. It should be also noted that ''Suburra'' has a captivating soundtrack which suits the atmosphere of the film and that a tv series under the same title began in 2017. European crime fiction seems to be alive and kicking! Highly Recommended.
Review of Suburra
