# Romanzo Criminale (2005)

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**Original title**: *Romanzo criminale*
**Runtime**: 152 min
**Genres**: Crime, Drama
**Directed by**: Michele Placido
**Written by**: Stefano Rulli, Sandro Petraglia, Giancarlo De Cataldo
**Starring**: Kim Rossi Stuart, Anna Mouglalis, Stefano Accorsi, Pierfrancesco Favino, Claudio Santamaria, Riccardo Scamarcio

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

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.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, epic, raw, slow-burn

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