
Overview
Milan, Italy, 1967. Santo Russo, a boy of Calabrian origin, arrives north with his parents and younger brother to find better living conditions. Due to an absurd misunderstanding and his father's contempt, Santo ends up in prison, where he gets a “true education.” In 1978, he and his friends Slim and Mario embark on a 15-year criminal career, a successful and ruthless spiral of robberies, kidnappings, murders and heroin smuggling.
Fun facts
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Setting
Set in Milan
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Gian Filippo Corticelli
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Valentina StradaStory, Screenplay
- Renato De MariaStory, Screenplay
- Luca FazzoNovel
- Federico GnesiniStory, Screenplay
- Pietro ColapricoNovel
- Original title
- Lo spietato
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 8, 2019
- Original language
- Italian
- Countries
- France, Italy








































