If you loved Engel des Bösen - Die Geschichte eines Staatsfeindes, try Romanzo Criminale
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Engel des Bösen - Die Geschichte eines Staatsfeindes

Romanzo Criminale
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Both films are directed by Michele Placido, and they both carry the raw mood tag, and they sit in Crime / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Engel des Bösen - Die Geschichte eines Staatsfeindes, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Romanzo Criminale is
You're a small-time crook in 1970s Rome, rising fast with your two best friends. But sudden power corrupts, and loyalties fray as you climb. Then a cop starts sniffing around. Michele Placido directs a sprawling, operatic saga of crime, brotherhood, and betrayal. It lingers on the corrosive effects of ambition.