Director Claudio Giovannesi used non-professional actors from Naples to give the film a sense of "freshness and nativity".
The film portrays a generation of adolescents who treat gun warfare with the same casualness as playing video games. La paranza dei bambini
"La paranza dei bambini" (released in English as Piranhas ) is a powerful exploration of the "baby gangs" of Naples, Italy. Originally a 2016 novel by Roberto Saviano, the writer behind Gomorrah , it was adapted into an award-winning film in 2019 directed by Claudio Giovannesi. Core Narrative Originally a 2016 novel by Roberto Saviano, the
Seeking to escape poverty and the "protection money" taxes levied on their families' small businesses, the boys choose a life of crime. the writer behind Gomorrah
The story follows 15-year-old Nicola and his group of friends living in the Sanità neighborhood of Naples.