Romanzo Criminale (2005) -

The film follows three childhood friends——who transition from small-time street thugs to the undisputed kings of Rome. Their journey begins with a high-stakes kidnapping, the ransom from which provides the seed money to seize control of the city’s gambling and drug trafficking rackets.

The film is celebrated for its gritty, "American Gangster"-style realism and its high-profile ensemble cast: as Ice Pierfrancesco Favino as Lebanese Claudio Santamaria as Dandy

Directed by Michele Placido, is a sweeping Italian crime epic that chronicles the rise and fall of the Banda della Magliana , a real-life criminal organization that dominated Rome's underworld from the 1970s to the 1990s . Plot and Historical Context

Better than expected. As the history of modern (1970-95) Italy plays out - the kidnapping of Aldo Mora, the Bologna bombing etc. - the Case of Bandits in Milan (1968) and Romanzo Criminale

Unlike traditional Mafia structures, the gang operates as a decentralized but ruthless collective. Their reign is set against a volatile backdrop of modern Italian history, weaving in major political events such as: The Bologna massacre