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Romanzo Criminale

Romanzo Criminale

Description: This crime drama, set in Rome in the 1970s, tells the story of the Banda della Magia, a prolific Italian crime family responsible for some of the country's most violent crimes. One young man, known only as The Lebanese, dreams of rising to the top of the pack. While trying to prove himself through a series of brutal crimes, he makes valuable connections with corrupt cops and politicians, as well as in the Secret Service, which wants to enlist the gang to destabilize the government and provoke a right-wing coup. Working against The Lebanese and his cohorts is young police inspector Nicola Scialoja, seemingly one of the few people not in the Mafia's pocket, who is determined to bring down the gang, regardless of what it takes.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Year Released: 2011
Number of seasons: 2
Number of episodes: 23
First episode air date: October 7, 2011
Director: Stefano Sollima
Network: Sky Cinema
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