Piranhas (2019 film)

Piranhas (La paranza dei bambini) is a 2019 Italian drama film directed by Claudio Giovannesi. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay.

Plot
A group of 15-year-old boys from the Rione Sanità in Naples, dreaming to gain power and easy money, makes their way onto the city's world of crime. In the unconsciousness of their age, they live between good and evil deeds, thinking that crime can be their only chance of life.

Cast

 * Francesco Di Napoli as Nicola
 * Viviana Aprea as Letizia
 * Alfredo Turitto as Biscottino
 * Ar Tem as Tyson
 * Carmine Pizzo as Limone
 * Ciro Pellechia as Lollipop
 * Ciro Vecchione as 'O Russ
 * Luca Nacarlo as Cristian
 * Mattia Piano Del Balzo as Briatò
 * Pasquale Marotta as Agostino Striano
 * Valentina Vannino as Nicola's mother

Reception
The film received critical acclaim. The Upcoming gave it five stars out of five.

Awards and nominations

 * 69th Berlin International Film Festival
 * Silver Bear for Best Screenplay to Claudio Giovannesi, Maurizio Braucci and Roberto Saviano
 * Nominated for Golden Bear