Gommorah (2008, Italy)

I don’t really have much to add to the general critical acclaim surrounding Gommorah - I just want to chime in to say that it really is as good as its buzz would indicate. A completely rootless and de-glamorized look at one of the most dangerous Italian mobs, Gommorah rips right out of the gate and doesn’t let up for two hours, following various characters through Mafia life – high and mostly low. There’s no main character to get attached to, no single storyline that pushes through the morass, and only one or perhaps two characters that engender any sympathy at all. Gommorah is brutal and mean – no goodfellas here.