PIRANHAS

Synopsis

Naples: Nicola and his friends are fifteen years old. They want to make money and buy designer clothes and brand new scooters. They play with weapons and ride around the city to take power in the district of Sanità. They love each other like family, they don’t fear prison nor death, knowing their only chance is to risk everything, now. They experience war with the irresponsibility of adolescence, but their criminal activities soon lead them to the irreversible sacrifice of love and friendship.

Biography

Claudio Giovannesi is a director, screenwriter and musician, born in Rome, Italy in 1978. He works in both fiction and documentary. His films have screened at numerous international festivals and have won a number of awards, including the Nastro d’Argento Italian film prize.
He has also directed two episodes of the television series Gomorrah.

Filmography:
2016 - FIORE
2013 - WOLF
2012 - ALI HA GLI OCCHI AZZURRI
2009 - FRATELLI D’ITALIA
2009 - LA CASA SULLE NUOVLE

festival

Silver Bear for Best Screenplay - Berlinale - 2019
Jury Prize - Festival International du Film Policier de Beaune - 2019
Best Screenplay and Best Director - Bucharest IFF - 2019