The Ruthless

The Ruthless

111 mins | Drama, Crime | April 8, 2019

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.

The Ruthless

111 mins | Drama, Crime | April 8, 2019

The Ruthless
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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Canal+, BiBi Film, Ciné+, Indie Prod, Rai Cinema
Original title Lo spietato
Directors Vincenzo Cataleta, Cinzia Liberati, Michele Iorio, Gianluca Mazzella, Renato De Maria
Writers Luca Fazzo, Pietro Colaprico, Federico Gnesini, Valentina Strada, Renato De Maria

Cast

Riccardo Scamarcio

as Santo Russo

Sara Serraiocco

as Mariangela

Alessio Praticò

as Salvatore 'Slim' Mammone

Alessandro Tedeschi

as Alessandro Tedeschi

Marie-Ange Casta

as Annabelle

Sara Cardinaletti

as Suor Giuseppina

Angelo Libri

as Pantaleone Russo

Adele Tirante

as Caterina Russo

Michele De Virgilio

as Avvocato Giovanni Bova

Aram Kian

as Nuri

Pietro Pace

as Spadafora

Fabio Pellicori

as Ciccio Gaetani

Giuseppe Percoco

as Paolino Gaetani

Marco Ripoldi

as Cameriere

Ignazio Oliva

as Michele Ventura

Valentine Payen-Wicaksono

as Ragazza Francese (as Valentine Payen)

Giovanni D'Aleo

as Luigi Russo

Lorenzo Di Iulio

as Santo Russo (Ragazzo)

Thomas Semeraro

as Attanasio

Fulvio Milani

as Alfonso Barbieri

Alessandro Lombardo

as Magistrate

Pippo Crotti

as Local owner

Franco Idone

as Analyst

Michele Di Siena

as Real estate agent

Ermes Frattini

as Porsche owner

Damiano Lauria

as Slim (Ragazzo)

Gregory Balzi

as Carabiniere (uncredited)

Daniela Delle Cave

as Bertha (uncredited)

Vinnie LaRocksta

as Invitato Matrimonio (uncredited)

Matteo Leoni

as (uncredited)

Luca Nicora

as Santo Russo (Ragazzo) (uncredited)

Marco Trotta

as Policeman (uncredited)