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Don't Be Bad

Don't Be Bad

20157.81h 42m

Overview

A story set in the 90s and in the outskirts of Rome to Ostia. A world where money, luxury cars, night clubs, cocaine and synthetic drugs are easy to run. A world in which Vittorio and Cesare, in their early twenties, act in search of their success.

Directed by Claudio Caligari
Written by Claudio Caligari, Francesca Serafini, Giordano Meacci
Produced by Paolo Bogna, Simone Isola, Valerio Mastandrea
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Top Cast

Luca Marinelli

Luca Marinelli

Cesare

Alessandro Borghi

Alessandro Borghi

Vittorio

Silvia D'Amico

Silvia D'Amico

Viviana

Roberta Mattei

Roberta Mattei

Linda

Alessandro Bernardini

Alessandro Bernardini

Brutto

Valentino Campitelli

Valentino Campitelli

Grasso

Elisabetta De Vito

Elisabetta De Vito

Madre di Cesare

Emanuela Fanelli

Emanuela Fanelli

1a Smandrappata

Giulia Greco

Giulia Greco

2a Smandrappata

C

Claudia Ianniello

3a Smandrappata

Themes & Keywords

friendshiprobberyitalyheroinecstasycocaineflashbackdrugstranssexual1990s

About Don't Be Bad

Don't Be Bad is a crime, drama film released in 2015 exploring themes of friendship, robbery, italy, heroin, ecstasy, cocaine. Directed by Claudio Caligari, it stars Luca Marinelli, Alessandro Borghi, Silvia D'Amico. A story set in the 90s and in the outskirts of Rome to Ostia. A world where money, luxury cars, night clubs, cocaine and synthetic drugs are easy to run. A world in which Vittorio and Cesare, in their early twenties, act in search of their success.

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