The Ruthless
6.2
“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.
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Riccardo Scamarcio
Santo Russo
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Sara Serraiocco
Mariangela
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Alessio Praticò
Salvatore 'Slim' Mammone
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Alessandro Tedeschi
Alessandro Tedeschi
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Sara Cardinaletti
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Angelo Libri
Pantaleone Russo
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Adele Tirante
Caterina Russo
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Michele De Virgilio
Avvocato Giovanni Bova
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Aram Kian
Nuri
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Sebastian Gimelli Morosini
Giampi
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Renato De Maria Director · Valentina Strada Screenplay Federico Gnesini Screenplay
Director Screenplay Story
Renato De Maria
Screenplay Story
Valentina Strada
Screenplay Story
Federico Gnesini
Author
Pietro Colaprico
Author
Luca Fazzo
Composer
Riccardo Sinigallia
Composer
Meme
Cinematographer
Gian Filippo Corticelli
Editor
Clelio Benevento
Production designer
Giada Esposito
Costume designer
Maria Rita Barbera
United States release April 19, 2019 · Produced in France, Italy · Languages French, Italian
Production
BiBi Film
Production
Indie Prod
Production
Canal+
Production
Ciné+
Production
RAI Cinema
Production
Netflix
Studio
France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Lo spietato
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
French · Italian
Release dates
Italy · April 8, 2019
Limited theatrical
United States · April 19, 2019
Digital
Brazil
April 19, 2019 · Digital
France
April 19, 2019 · Digital
Italy
April 19, 2019 · Digital
Poland
April 19, 2019 · Digital
Singapore
April 19, 2019 · Digital · Netflix
South Korea
April 19, 2019 · Digital
Spain
April 19, 2019 · Digital
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