I Predatori 📥

(2020), the directorial debut of Italian actor Pietro Castellitto, is a riotous, pitch-black social satire that collides two diametrically opposed families in Rome—one intellectual and bourgeois, the other proletarian and neo-fascist. The Verdict: A Chaotic, Grotesque Puzzle

: A point of contention among critics from The Upcoming is the film's tendency to "normalize" its fascist characters by making them confusingly likable or tragic. I predatori

: Castellitto uses an "unlikely accident" to force these two "predatory" families into each other's orbits. The film's cynicism is total; even a subplot involving a plan to exhume Friedrich Nietzsche’s body serves to highlight the characters' alienation and obsession with triviality. (2020), the directorial debut of Italian actor Pietro

The film is less of a linear narrative and more of a that gradually snap together like a puzzle. While it has been criticized for being self-conscious or "nepotistic", it is undeniably bold and original for modern Italian cinema. The film's cynicism is total; even a subplot

: The script, which won Best Screenplay at the Venice Film Festival , is its strongest asset. It manages to tie disparate storylines together without leaving loose ends, often using callbacks to earlier, seemingly nonsensical scenes to create a final explosion of chaos.

If you enjoy in the vein of the D'Innocenzo brothers or want to see a fresh, "wild" take on the traditional Italian class struggle, I predatori is a must-watch. However, those looking for subtle social critique might find it "repetitive" or "sanctimonious". The Predators (2020) - IMDb