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The Ruthless
In Milan, the thirstiest wins.
Genres
CrimeDrama
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
111 min
Release Date
2019-04-08
Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Vote Count
415
Vote Average
6.255
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Riccardo Scamarcio
Santo Russo
Sara Serraiocco
Mariangela
Alessio Praticò
Salvatore 'Slim' Mammone
Alessandro Tedeschi
Alessandro Tedeschi
Marie-Ange Casta
Annabelle
Sara Cardinaletti
Suor Giuseppina
Angelo Libri
Pantaleone Russo
Adele Tirante
Caterina Russo
Michele De Virgilio
Avvocato Giovanni Bova
Aram Kian
Nuri
Sebastian Gimelli Morosini
Giampi
Pietro Pace
Spadafora
Fabio Pellicori
Ciccio Gaetani
Giuseppe Percoco
Paolino Gaetani
Marco Ripoldi
Cameriere
Ignazio Oliva
Michele Ventura
Valentine Payen-Wicaksono
Ragazza Francese (as Valentine Payen)
Giovanni D'Aleo
Luigi Russo
Lorenzo Di Iulio
Santo Russo (Ragazzo)
Thomas Semeraro
Attanasio
Antonio Caracciolo
Prete
Fulvio Milani
Alfonso Barbieri
Alessandro Lombardo
Magistrate
Pippo Crotti
Local owner
Nina De Maria
Franco Idone
Analyst
Michele Di Siena
Real estate agent
Ermes Frattini
Porsche owner
Federico Pasquali
Marco Pilone
Damiano Lauria
Slim (Ragazzo)
Gabriel Saltarelli
Gianmarco Basile
Samuel Falzone
Martin Francisco Montero Baez
Christian Borromeo
Faridi Farideddin
Kemal
Gregory Balzi
Carabiniere (uncredited)
Daniela Delle Cave
Bertha (uncredited)
Vinnie LaRocksta
Invitato Matrimonio (uncredited)
Matteo Leoni
(uncredited)
Luca Nicora
Santo Russo (Ragazzo) (uncredited)
Marco Trotta
Policeman (uncredited)
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