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The Ruthless

20196.3 / 10111 min
Crime, Drama

Overview

In Milan, the thirstiest wins.

Milan, Italy, 1967. Santo Russo, a boy of Calabrian origin, arrives north with his parents and younger brother to find better living conditions. Due to an absurd misunderstanding and his father's contempt, Santo ends up in prison, where he gets a “true education.” In 1978, he and his friends Slim and Mario embark on a 15-year criminal career, a successful and ruthless spiral of robberies, kidnappings, murders and heroin smuggling.

Cast

Riccardo Scamarcio

Riccardo Scamarcio

Santo Russo

Sara Serraiocco

Sara Serraiocco

Mariangela

Alessio Praticò

Alessio Praticò

Salvatore 'Slim' Mammone

Alessandro Tedeschi

Alessandro Tedeschi

Alessandro Tedeschi

Marie-Ange Casta

Marie-Ange Casta

Annabelle

Sara Cardinaletti

Sara Cardinaletti

Suor Giuseppina

Angelo Libri

Angelo Libri

Pantaleone Russo

Adele Tirante

Adele Tirante

Caterina Russo

Michele De Virgilio

Michele De Virgilio

Avvocato Giovanni Bova

Aram Kian

Aram Kian

Nuri

Sebastian Gimelli Morosini

Sebastian Gimelli Morosini

Giampi

Pietro Pace

Pietro Pace

Spadafora

Fabio Pellicori

Fabio Pellicori

Ciccio Gaetani

Giuseppe Percoco

Giuseppe Percoco

Paolino Gaetani

Marco Ripoldi

Marco Ripoldi

Cameriere

Ignazio Oliva

Ignazio Oliva

Michele Ventura

Valentine Payen-Wicaksono

Valentine Payen-Wicaksono

Ragazza Francese (as Valentine Payen)

Giovanni D'Aleo

Giovanni D'Aleo

Luigi Russo

Lorenzo Di Iulio

Lorenzo Di Iulio

Santo Russo (Ragazzo)

Thomas Semeraro

Thomas Semeraro

Attanasio

Antonio Caracciolo

Antonio Caracciolo

Prete

Fulvio Milani

Fulvio Milani

Alfonso Barbieri

Alessandro Lombardo

Alessandro Lombardo

Magistrate

Pippo Crotti

Pippo Crotti

Local owner

Nina De Maria

Nina De Maria

Franco Idone

Franco Idone

Analyst

Michele Di Siena

Michele Di Siena

Real estate agent

Ermes Frattini

Ermes Frattini

Porsche owner

Federico Pasquali

Federico Pasquali

Marco Pilone

Marco Pilone

Damiano Lauria

Damiano Lauria

Slim (Ragazzo)

Gabriel Saltarelli

Gabriel Saltarelli

Gianmarco Basile

Gianmarco Basile

Samuel Falzone

Samuel Falzone

Martin Francisco Montero Baez

Martin Francisco Montero Baez

Christian Borromeo

Christian Borromeo

Faridi Farideddin

Faridi Farideddin

Kemal

Gregory Balzi

Gregory Balzi

Carabiniere (uncredited)

Daniela Delle Cave

Daniela Delle Cave

Bertha (uncredited)

Vinnie LaRocksta

Vinnie LaRocksta

Invitato Matrimonio (uncredited)

Matteo Leoni

Matteo Leoni

(uncredited)

Luca Nicora

Luca Nicora

Santo Russo (Ragazzo) (uncredited)

Marco Trotta

Marco Trotta

Policeman (uncredited)

Crew

Valentina Strada

Valentina Strada

Story

Renato De Maria

Renato De Maria

Story

Federico Gnesini

Federico Gnesini

Story

Pietro Colaprico

Pietro Colaprico

Novel

Luca Fazzo

Luca Fazzo

Novel

Alessandro Rolla

Alessandro Rolla

Sound

Giuseppe Maio

Giuseppe Maio

Camera Operator

Cinzia Liberati

Cinzia Liberati

Script Supervisor

Éric Névé

Éric Névé

Associate Producer

Nicolas Eschbach

Nicolas Eschbach

Associate Producer

Francesco Lopez

Francesco Lopez

Production Manager

Gianluca Mazzella

Gianluca Mazzella

First Assistant Director

Francesco Vedovati

Francesco Vedovati

Casting

Marco Matteo Donat-Cattin

Marco Matteo Donat-Cattin

Casting

David Quadroli

David Quadroli

Sound Effects

Maria Rita Barbera

Maria Rita Barbera

Costume Design

Maria Panicucci

Maria Panicucci

Line Producer

Anne-Charlotte Bradfer

Anne-Charlotte Bradfer

Production Coordinator

Boris Sgherza

Boris Sgherza

Unit Manager

Michele Iorio

Michele Iorio

First Assistant Director

Vincenzo Cataleta

Vincenzo Cataleta

Second Assistant Director

David Tomasini

David Tomasini

Assistant Editor

Enrico Zanetti

Enrico Zanetti

Assistant Camera

Alias Gallione

Alias Gallione

Assistant Camera

Ivanandrea Menchinelli

Ivanandrea Menchinelli

Boom Operator

Andrea Gullace

Andrea Gullace

Set Decoration

Federico Faini

Federico Faini

Assistant Production Design

Adreina Becagli

Adreina Becagli

Makeup Department Head

Daniela Tartari

Daniela Tartari

Hair Department Head

Felice Guzzi

Felice Guzzi

Gaffer

Sandro Fabbriani

Sandro Fabbriani

Key Grip

Massimiliano Bianchi

Massimiliano Bianchi

Stunt Coordinator

Saverio Desiderato

Saverio Desiderato

Stunt Coordinator

Rodolfo Migliari

Rodolfo Migliari

VFX Supervisor

Lena Di Gennaro

Lena Di Gennaro

Visual Effects Coordinator

Renato De Maria

Renato De Maria

Director

Renato De Maria

Renato De Maria

Screenplay

Valentina Strada

Valentina Strada

Screenplay

Federico Gnesini

Federico Gnesini

Screenplay

Gian Filippo Corticelli

Gian Filippo Corticelli

Director of Photography

Angelo Barbagallo

Angelo Barbagallo

Producer

Marta Billingsley

Marta Billingsley

Sound Editor

Paolo Segat

Paolo Segat

Sound Mixer

Riccardo Sinigallia

Riccardo Sinigallia

Original Music Composer

Clelio Benevento

Clelio Benevento

Editor

Matilde Barbagallo

Matilde Barbagallo

Producer

Giada Esposito

Giada Esposito

Production Design

Meme

Meme

Original Music Composer