Roberto Saviano: Writing Under Police Protection

Oct 17, 2016

0h 45m

★ 7.2

Overview

An upbeat and humorous account of the hard life under police protection led by Italian writer Roberto Saviano since the publication in 2006 of Gomorrah, his controversial book about the Camorra, the ruthless organization that has dominated the criminal underground in Naples for centuries.

Genres

Documentary

TV Movie

Production Companies

Oplon Film

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Cast

Self - Interviewer / Narrator (voice)

Pif

Self - Writer

Roberto Saviano

Self - Journalist

Rosaria Capacchione

Self - Bookstore Owner

Raimondo Di Maio

Self - GRIDAS Center Manager

Mirella Pignataro

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