For Leeds Cineforum’s next screening, our co-director Rachel Johnson will present Gomorrah (Matteo Garrone, 2008). The screening will take place at 18:30-21:30 on Wednesday the 9th of May at The Brunswick.
Garrone’s film won the Grand Prix and Cannes in 2008, and has since become a globally successful TV series. Gomorrah blends genres from neorealism to noir, offering a stylish yet gritty exposé of the Neapolitan crime syndicate, the Camorra.
Film synopsis
Power, money and blood: these are the “values” that the residents of the Province of Naples and Caserta have to face every day. They hardly ever have a choice, and are almost always forced to obey the rules of the “system”, the Camorra. Only a lucky few can even think of leading a “normal” life. Five stories are woven together in this violent scenario, set in a cruel and apparently imaginary world, but one which is deeply rooted in reality.
– taken from Festival de Cannes
This screening is funded by the Centre for World Cinemas and Digital Cultures.
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