The Ruthless (2019)
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.
Director:
Renato De Maria
Writers:
Federico Gnesini, Valentina Strada, Renato De Maria.
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Riccardo Scamarcio as Santo Russo |
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Sara Serraiocco as Mariangela |
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Alessio Praticò as Salvatore 'Slim' Mammone |
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Alessandro Tedeschi as Alessandro Tedeschi |
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Marie-Ange Casta as Annabelle |
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Sara Cardinaletti as Suor Giuseppina |
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Angelo Libri as Pantaleone Russo |
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Adele Tirante as Caterina Russo |
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Michele De Virgilio as Avvocato Giovanni Bova |
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Aram Kian as Nuri |
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Sebastian Gimelli Morosini as Giampi |
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Pietro Pace as Spadafora |
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Fabio Pellicori as Ciccio Gaetani |
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Giuseppe Percoco as Paolino Gaetani |
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Marco Ripoldi as Cameriere |
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Ignazio Oliva as Michele Ventura |
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Valentine Payen-Wicaksono as Ragazza Francese (as Valentine Payen) |
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Giovanni D'Aleo as Luigi Russo |
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Lorenzo Di Iulio as Santo Russo (Ragazzo) |
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Thomas Semeraro as Attanasio |
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Antonio Caracciolo as Prete |
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Fulvio Milani as Alfonso Barbieri |
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Alessandro Lombardo as Magistrate |
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Pippo Crotti as Local owner |
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Nina De Maria as |
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Franco Idone as Analyst |
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Michele Di Siena as Real estate agent |
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Ermes Frattini as Porsche owner |
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Federico Pasquali as |
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Marco Pilone as |
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Damiano Lauria as Slim (Ragazzo) |
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Gabriel Saltarelli as |
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Gianmarco Basile as |
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Samuel Falzone as |
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Martin Francisco Montero Baez as |
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Christian Borromeo as |
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Faridi Farideddin as Kemal |
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Gregory Balzi as Carabiniere (uncredited) |
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Daniela Delle Cave as Bertha (uncredited) |
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Vinnie LaRocksta as Invitato Matrimonio (uncredited) |
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Matteo Leoni as (uncredited) |
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Luca Nicora as Santo Russo (Ragazzo) (uncredited) |
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Marco Trotta as Policeman (uncredited) |
| Sound | Alessandro Rolla | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Daniela Tartari | Hair Department Head |
| Production | Francesco Lopez | Production Manager |
| Production | Marco Matteo Donat-Cattin | Casting |
| Directing | Vincenzo Cataleta | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Saverio Desiderato | Stunt Coordinator |
| Art | Andrea Gullace | Set Decoration |
| Production | Maria Panicucci | Line Producer |
| Directing | Michele Iorio | First Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Felice Guzzi | Gaffer |
| Sound | Ivanandrea Menchinelli | Boom Operator |
| Writing | Renato De Maria | Story |
| Camera | Giuseppe Maio | Camera Operator |
| Sound | David Quadroli | Sound Effects |
| Writing | Valentina Strada | Story |
| Production | Nicolas Eschbach | Associate Producer |
| Editing | David Tomasini | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Alias Gallione | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Federico Faini | Assistant Production Design |
| Crew | Massimiliano Bianchi | Stunt Coordinator |
| Writing | Luca Fazzo | Novel |
| Production | Éric Névé | Associate Producer |
| Visual Effects | Lena Di Gennaro | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Directing | Gianluca Mazzella | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Boris Sgherza | Unit Manager |
| Writing | Federico Gnesini | Story |
| Writing | Pietro Colaprico | Novel |
| Production | Francesco Vedovati | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Rita Barbera | Costume Design |
| Production | Anne-Charlotte Bradfer | Production Coordinator |
| Camera | Enrico Zanetti | Assistant Camera |
| Visual Effects | Rodolfo Migliari | VFX Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adreina Becagli | Makeup Department Head |
| Directing | Cinzia Liberati | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Sandro Fabbriani | Key Grip |
| Writing | Federico Gnesini | Screenplay |
| Camera | Gian Filippo Corticelli | Director of Photography |
| Production | Angelo Barbagallo | Producer |
| Writing | Valentina Strada | Screenplay |
| Directing | Renato De Maria | Director |
| Writing | Renato De Maria | Screenplay |
| Editing | Clelio Benevento | Editor |
| Production | Matilde Barbagallo | Producer |
| Art | Giada Esposito | Production Design |
| Sound | Paolo Segat | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Riccardo Sinigallia | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Marta Billingsley | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Meme | Original Music Composer |