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Piranhas

Piranhas

The kids are out to play

20196.81h 51m

Overview

A gang of teenage boys stalk the streets of Naples armed with hand guns and AK-47s to do their mob bosses' bidding – until they decide to be the bosses themselves.

Directed by Claudio Giovannesi
Written by Maurizio Braucci, Roberto Saviano, Claudio Giovannesi
Produced by Carlo Degli Esposti, Nicola Serra
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Top Cast

Francesco Di Napoli

Francesco Di Napoli

Nicola

Artem Tkachuk

Artem Tkachuk

Tyson

Viviana Aprea

Viviana Aprea

Letizia

Pasquale Marotta

Pasquale Marotta

Agostino

C

Ciro Pellechia

Lollipop

M

Mattia Piano Del Balzo

Briatò

C

Ciro Vecchione

'O Russ

A

Alfredo Turitto

Biscottino

L

Luca Nacarlo

Cristian

C

Carmine Pizzo

Limone

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookcamorra

About Piranhas

Piranhas is a drama, crime film released in 2019 exploring themes of based on novel or book, camorra. Directed by Claudio Giovannesi, it stars Francesco Di Napoli, Artem Tkachuk, Viviana Aprea. A gang of teenage boys stalk the streets of Naples armed with hand guns and AK-47s to do their mob bosses' bidding – until they decide to be the bosses themselves.

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