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Piranhas
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64/100
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Lowest is Metacritic critics on 57, highest is Google on 72.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →In the tough streets of Naples, a teenage boy named Nicola is enamored with the local criminal gangs. Seeing an opportunity for power and respect, he and his group of friends decide to form their own juvenile gang. They quickly rise through the ranks, taking over small-time drug deals and challenging the established crime families, but their rapid ascent leads to increasingly violent and dangerous consequences.
Details
- Director
- Claudio Giovannesi
- Based on
- a work by Roberto Saviano
- Studio
- Palomar, Vision Distribution, Sky Cinema, TIMVision
- Released
- 14 February 2019
- Country
- Italy
- Language
- Italian
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rated
- NR
- Awards
- 0 wins, 6 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| 65th David di Donatello Awards 2020 | Best Director | Claudio Giovannesi | Nominee |
| 32nd European Film Awards 2019 | European University Film Award | Roberto Saviano | Nominee |
| 32nd European Film Awards 2019 | European University Film Award | Claudio Giovannesi | Nominee |
| 32nd European Film Awards 2019 | European University Film Award | Maurizio Braucci | Nominee |
| 32nd European Film Awards 2019 | European University Film Award | Carlo Degli Esposti | Nominee |
| 32nd European Film Awards 2019 | European University Film Award | Nicola Serra | Nominee |
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6 awards — Piranhas
×| European University Film Award | Roberto Saviano | Nominee |
| European University Film Award | Claudio Giovannesi | Nominee |
| European University Film Award | Maurizio Braucci | Nominee |
| European University Film Award | Carlo Degli Esposti | Nominee |
| European University Film Award | Nicola Serra | Nominee |
| Best Director | Claudio Giovannesi | Nominee |