Sodoma: The Dark Side of Gomorrah explained

Sodoma: The Dark Side Of Gomorrah
Native Name:Sodoma - L'altra faccia di Gomorra
Director:Vincenzo Pirozzi[1]
Music:Peppe Bruno
Cinematography:Giuseppe Cembalo
Editing:Giuseppe Cembalo
Runtime:93 min.
Country:Italy
Language:Italian

Sodoma: The Dark Side of Gomorrah (Italian: Sodoma - L'altra faccia di Gomorra) is a 2012 Italian comedy Vincenzo Pirozzi. The film is a spoof of Neapolitan mafia films, in particular of Matteo Garrone's Gomorrah.[2] It won the Best Comedy Film award at the 2012 New York City International Film Festival, where it had its world premiere.[3] [4] [5]

Premise

Ciro, Marco and Ettore live in Naples. Only the Camorra offers stable employment but they need to prove they can be trusted to enter a "family". Therefore, they carry out a series of robberies but all their criminal efforts go wrong.

Cast

Release

The film was theatrically released in Italy on April 4, 2013.[6] [7]

Reception

A review at MyMovies.it commented, "The spectator of Sodoma will laugh but of a bitter laugh. The one that make you think. As always happens with comedy when it hits the mark."[8] Another review found, "Pirozzi manages to propose a surreal comedy which, while quoting numerous scenes present in the film of reference, more or less consciously reveals its absurdly tragic dynamics."[9]

A retrospective review lamented the somehow limited distribution of the film in Italian theaters.[10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sodoma - The dark side of Gomorrah (Sodoma... L'altra faccia di Gomorra) - 2013 - films released 2000 - 2023 - films & docu . 2024-02-12 . Filmitalia . en.
  2. Web site: Sodoma, l'altra faccia di Gomorra TECA TV Film in streaming . 2024-02-12 . tecatv.com . it.
  3. Web site: 2012-09-02 . Il cinema napoletano trionfa a New York . 2024-02-12 . la Repubblica . it.
  4. Web site: 2012-10-22 . 2012 Award Winners « New York City International Film Festival . 2024-02-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121022054641/http://www.nyciff.com/2012-nyciff-winners . 2012-10-22 .
  5. Web site: "Sodoma, L'altra faccia di Gomorra" al cinema dal 4 Aprile . 2024-02-12 . NapoliToday . it.
  6. Web site: "Sodoma", il film che deride i clan e il regista è figlio di un vero boss . 2024-02-12 . Corriere del Mezzogiorno . it.
  7. Web site: Esposito . Ornella . 2013-04-15 . Quando la camorra fa anche ridere: al cinema il film "Sodoma", la faccia comica di Gomorra . 2024-02-12 . www.serviziocivilemagazine.it . it-it.
  8. Web site: MYmovies.it . Sodoma - L'altra faccia di Gomorra . 2024-02-12 . MYmovies.it . it.
  9. Web site: 2013 . Camorra ironica? È l'altra faccia di "Gomorra" . 2024-02-12 . Bresciaoggi.it . it.
  10. Web site: Redazione . 2023-10-19 . Cinema. Film crudiezine . 2024-02-12 . it-IT.

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