Roberto Saviano

Writing

Roberto Saviano

Born

1979-09-22 (47)

Place of birth

Naples, Campania, Italy

Known for

Writing

Credits

30 titles

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 4 titles

2010s · 6 titles

Push poster
7.9

Housing prices are skyrocketing in cities around the world. Incomes are not. PUSH sheds light on a new kind of faceless landlord, our increasingly unliveable cities and an escalating crisis that has an effect on us all. This is not gentrification, it’s a different kind of monster.The film follows Leilani Farha, the UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing, as she’s travelling the globe, trying to understand who’s being pushed out of the city and why. “I believe there’s a huge difference between housing as a commodity and gold as a commodity. Gold is not a human right, housing is,” says Leilani.

Push

2019

The 'Scarface' Phenomenon poster
7.0

This documentary presents "Scarface" as a unique phenomenon in cinema history. It explores how a film plagued by controversy leading up to its release has become a Hollywood classic, influencing a whole new generation of filmmakers and leaving a lasting imprint on popular culture.

The 'Scarface' Phenomenon

2011

Ferrante Fever poster
6.1

Hillary Clinton, Roberto Saviano, Jonathan Franzen and others weigh-in on the Elena Ferrante "craze" and what makes her work - and her mysterious persona - so uniquely captivating.

Ferrante Fever

2017

Citizen Rosi poster
7.8

The narrative wanders through Rosi’s films, not in the order they were shot but following the chronology of the historical facts they deal with. The documentary therefore not only narrates Rosi’s work, but also portrays half a century of Italian history.

Citizen Rosi

2019

Be Kind poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Be Kind

2018

Roberto Saviano: Writing Under Police Protection poster
7.2

An upbeat and humorous account of the hard life under police protection led by Italian writer Roberto Saviano since the publication in 2006 of Gomorrah, his controversial book about the Camorra, the ruthless organization that has dominated the criminal underground in Naples for centuries.

Roberto Saviano: Writing Under Police Protection

2016

Series credits

Quotidien poster
4.9

Quotidien (nicknamed "The French Show with the Good Lighting" abroad) is a French daily infotainment television program broadcast in the early evening on TMC since September 12, 2016. The show is hosted by Yann Barthès and produced by Bangumi. It consists of segments and reports produced by the team of commentators and journalists surrounding Yann Barthès and features daily guests including newsmakers, intellectuals, politicians, and French and international celebrities.

Quotidien

2016

Titel, Thesen, Temperamente poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Titel, Thesen, Temperamente

1967

Kulturplatz poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kulturplatz

2004

Sanremo Music Festival poster
7.9

The Sanremo Music Festival is the most popular Italian song contest and awards, held annually in the town of Sanremo, Imperia, Italy, and consisting of a competition amongst previously unreleased songs. The Festival was the inspiration for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Sanremo Music Festival

1951

Marcians poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Marcians

2017

Emigratis poster
6.9

No synopsis available yet.

Emigratis

2016

A Patch by Lundini poster
8.4

A patch is something commonly used to cover a hole in a dress. Valerio Lundini is a Roman surrealist comedian, who is called every night to replace a programme that, for various reasons, cannot go on air -- he basically puts "a patch" in a TV schedule. But can he?

A Patch by Lundini

2020

Il Testimone poster
8.2

"Il testimone" (i.e. The witness) is a tv show created, made and presented by Pif. Every episode consists of a "mini-reportage", filmed through a little camera that Pif brings himself. This makes the spectator feel as if most of the tv filtres are removed and thus they can almost witness the events with their own eyes and feel directly involved in the social messages brought on by the show. Themes vary: they go from interviews to famous individuals, to trips, to the work of associations or even small everyday realities.

Il Testimone

2007

R.I.P. - Roast-in-Peace poster
6.3

Four famous figures—Francesco Totti, Selvaggia Lucarelli, Elettra Lamborghini, and Roberto Saviano—attend their own funerals. Six ruthless, living comedians—Stefano Rapone, Edoardo Ferrario, Beatrice Arnera, Eleazaro Rossi, Corrado Nuzzo, and Maria Di Biase—honor them with a savage roast. Michela Giraud officiates. It’s laughs until the very last breath. Welcome to *Roast In Peace*.

R.I.P. - Roast-in-Peace

2025

A Story Called Gomorrah - The Series poster
8.3

Documenting the genesis and the various stages of writing and production of the TV series "Gomorrah" based on the novel by Roberto Saviano.

A Story Called Gomorrah - The Series

2021

Untraditional poster
1.0

No synopsis available yet.

Untraditional

2016

The Man Who Wanted to Change the World poster
8.0

The story of Mauro Rostagno, activist and symbol of the fight against the Mafia. He founded a Milanese social centre, established the Saman community in Sicilly, and denounced the collusion between the mafia and politicians.

The Man Who Wanted to Change the World

2025

Basement Café poster
8.0

Basement Café is an innovative project created by Lavazza in collaboration with Esse Magazine, a multimedia platform for the world of Italian rap. “Basement Café” wants to be a place where today's generations can discuss contemporary cultural issues.

Basement Café

2018

Kings of Crime poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kings of Crime

2017

Il mondo dei Narcos poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Il mondo dei Narcos

2018

Behind the camera

Gomorrah poster
6.9

An inside look at Italy's modern-day crime families, the Camorra in Naples and Caserta. Based on a book by Roberto Saviano. Power, money and blood: these are the "values" that the residents of the Province of Naples and Caserta have to face every day. They hardly ever have a choice and are forced to obey the rules of the Camorra. Only a lucky few can even think of leading a normal life.

Gomorrah

2008

Piranhas poster
6.8

A gang of teenage boys stalk the streets of Naples armed with hand guns and AK-47s to do their mob bosses' bidding – until they decide to be the bosses themselves.

Piranhas

2019

Super Santos poster
NR

Four boys united by a love of street soccer come of age in the shadow of Naples infamous Camorra organized crime syndicate.

Super Santos

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I'm Still Alive poster
NR

“I'm Still Alive” tells the story of a man forced to live under police escort for the last 15 years. Narrated in first person by it own voice, This is Roberto Saviano’s story, an investigative journalist, writer, screenwriter whom, through his works, succeeded in shifting the global perception of organised crime. The movie spotlighting 15 years of the author’s real life, starting from his debut bestseller first issue and develops forward and backward mixing flashbacks from his childhood and imaginary events he couldn’t help dreaming of.

I'm Still Alive

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I'm Still Alive poster
NR

“I'm Still Alive” tells the story of a man forced to live under police escort for the last 15 years. Narrated in first person by it own voice, This is Roberto Saviano’s story, an investigative journalist, writer, screenwriter whom, through his works, succeeded in shifting the global perception of organised crime. The movie spotlighting 15 years of the author’s real life, starting from his debut bestseller first issue and develops forward and backward mixing flashbacks from his childhood and imaginary events he couldn’t help dreaming of.

I'm Still Alive

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