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NYFF coverage – Garrone resists the facile plotting and gift-wrapped conclusions that have become clichés of hyperlink cinema—the characters here never arbitrarily cross paths, nor do they adhere to any predetermined arc. Garrone seems determined to catch them – ...
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... , that employ multiple storylines to weave a massive, web-like plot meant to illustrate a complex socio-political issue," writes Timothy Sun at Not Coming to a Theater Near You. "In this case, it is the Camorra, Naplesâ omnipotent, omnipresent organized crime ring. Garroneâs neorealist, nearly journalistic indictment of this societal cancer follows five different story strands whose only connective tissue is the fact that all of the characters, willingly or not, are controlled by the Camorra." And while he finds the film "brave and sincere, ...
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