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Tim Robey watches an unforgettable descent into a Neapolitan nightmare "See Naples and die" has a new meaning in the Italian mafia epic Gomorrah. In this film, it's a city of rot and executions - a death-row prison with the ruthless Camorra crime organisation as its jailers. The hub of their activity is the notorious Scampia housing estate, a staggered concrete fortress built to house the Neapolitan poor after the 1980 earthquake. It makes London's Elephant and Castle look like Versailles. Matteo Garrone's film is based on an exposé by the investigative journalist Roberto Saviano - now living under armed guard for uncovering the dodgiest business practices this side of Scarface. Garrone deals with the Camorra's range of pursuits - drugs, arms, construction, waste-dumping, even textiles - using a multi-strand approach not... [read full story]
