School Of Mafia

2021 1h 35m IT

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5.1

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★5.1TMDB · 39

Comedy

Synopsis

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Tony teaches dance and is gender fluid, Nick is a rock singer, and Joe wants to be a cop. Too bad they're the sons of three mafia bosses who must divide up New York's illegal trafficking following the death of superboss Frankie Maciano. The fathers are determined to make their children, willingly or not, the heirs to their businesses, so they send them to Sicily to take lessons from Don Turi 'U Appicciaturi.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Giuseppe Maggio
Nick Di Maggio
Guglielmo Poggi
Joe Cavallo
Michele Ragno
Tony Masseria
Emilio Solfrizzi
Donato Cavallo
Fabrizio Ferracane
Primo Di Maggio
Paolo Calabresi
Vito Masseria
Maurizio Lombardi
Salvo Svizzero
Giulia Petrungaro
Rosalia

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alessandro Pondi
Writers: Paolo Logli, Riccardo Irrera, Alessandro Pondi
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 3% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alessandro Pondi, shot by Vladan Radović. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Cris Ciampoli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Marco Spoletini shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Giuseppe Maggio and Guglielmo Poggi and Michele Ragno carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt12919688 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alessandro Pondi directs. Vladan Radović behind the camera. Cris Ciampoli scores. Marco Spoletini cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 3% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 5 years ago.
4Directed by Alessandro Pondi, shot by Vladan Radović. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Cris Ciampoli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Marco Spoletini shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Giuseppe Maggio and Guglielmo Poggi and Michele Ragno carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt12919688 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 39 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.