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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

: 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. I predatori

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. If you enjoy in the vein of the

: Reviewers on IMDb praise the clean direction and artful wide shots but note that the pacing can feel "frantic" and the transitions "strange". Who is it for? 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.

(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