Don't Be Bad
2015 · Movie · 102 min · ★ 7.8
In the mid-1990s on the outskirts of Rome, two young friends chase status and quick money through nightlife, drugs, and street crime. When one starts looking for a way out, their bond is tested by pressure, temptation, and the harsh realities of their neighborhood.
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Details
- Original title
- Non essere cattivo
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-09-08
- Language
- Italian
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 (1,039 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a tough, intimate look at friendship under pressure in a drug-fueled street world, similar in spirit to Toxic Love or Suburra; Not for you if you want light, feel-good viewing.
Pros: raw suburban realism; intense emotional pull; strong lead performances | Cons: familiar crime trajectory; thin supporting characters; uneven momentum
Themes
- friendship
- robbery
- italy
- heroin
- ecstasy
- cocaine
- flashback
- drugs
- transsexual
- 1990s
Awards & recognition
- David di Donatello — Best Director · 2016 · nominated
- IFFR audience award · 2016 · nominated
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2016 · nominated
Cast & crew
Luca Marinelli
as Cesare
Alessandro Borghi
as Vittorio
Silvia D'Amico
as Viviana
Roberta Mattei
as Linda
Alessandro Bernardini
as Brutto
Valentino Campitelli
as Grasso
Elisabetta De Vito
as Madre di Cesare
Emanuela Fanelli
as 1a Smandrappata
Giulia Greco
as 2a Smandrappata
- CI
Claudia Ianniello
as 3a Smandrappata
Directed by Claudio Caligari