The Ruthless (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.
- Released
- 2019-04-08
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Renato De Maria, Renato De Maria, Valentina Strada, Federico Gnesini
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 from 437 votes
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
- Sebastian Gimelli Morosini as Giampi
- Pietro Pace as Spadafora