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At Le Vele, normality is a relative concept. The children play and laugh, oblivious that they are growing up in the heroin capital of Europe. "The children who grow up here are so happy because they don't know better," says Amaro. "We have no choice but to make it normal and to pretend it is OK. But we know better. This isn't as bad as the film," she says. "It's worse."

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EuroTrash, you said ". It has its bad parts, just like every other city in the world, but no other city in the world has the charm that make Naples what it is." You apparently have not been to other cities in developed countries in the world. I live in Caserta and go to Scampia almost daily and I tell you while Naples has its beauties and charms, it's one of the worst cities in Europe, and one of the worst cities in the developed world in term of organization, crimes, and quality of life. Sure cities like Beijing or Shanghai or San Diego has its bad parts, but they are nowhere the level of mess of Naples. The Robert Taylor Homes projects in Chicago back in the 1980 can probably compare to the projects in Scampia, but even the Chicago gangster weren't as brutal.

jbz7879 said "crime and drugs infest new york more then naples -lolz
whats the big deal about comorrah
i like the corleones and godfather much more the the crass comorrah" - you obviously have no knowledge about organized crime in New York or Naples. Gomorrah reflect the reality and portraits the camorra as what they are - low class thugs who are ignorant and don't care about human lives. Your ignorance is about at the same level as they are, since you prefer an unrealistic portrait of the Siclian Mafia (Cosa Nostra) over the reality. I invite you to Secondigliano and Scampai for one day and we'll see if you still think the same.

DrArne. I have many friends in the police, carabinieri, and financial police as well as people who live and work in Scampia every day. I assure you the Newsweek article is quite accurate, and it could have developed much more as there are much more to be told. Read the book Gomorra for yourself, and while you are at it, pick up "See Naples and Die" too to get a better idea.

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Posted By: codefac @ 05/27/2009 12:29:10 AM

Newsweek headline writers are irresponsible. Headlines equating Berlin with witchcraft hunts and Naples with heroin seem to be playing with innocent Americans who have never been to Europe. Comparing financial criminals with witches is irresponsible.
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Posted By: icechipmom @ 02/23/2009 4:01:40 PM

I wandered into the getto of Napples 49 years ago, people living in bombed out buildings, no running water, no toilets, sometimes no roof....when I saw the movie Gomorrah I was sad to learn things have not improved. I was in Italy twice in the last four years and I noted the poor are ignored.
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Posted By: chive @ 01/21/2009 8:49:16 PM

EuroTrash, you said ". It has its bad parts, just like every other city in the world, but no other city in the world has the charm that make Naples what it is." You apparently have not been to other cities in developed countries in the world. I live in Caserta and go to Scampia almost daily and I tell you while Naples has its beauties and charms, it's one of the worst cities in Europe, and one of the worst cities in the developed world in term of organization, crimes, and quality of life. Sure cities like Beijing or Shanghai or San Diego has its bad parts, but they are nowhere the level of mess of Naples. The Robert Taylor Homes projects in Chicago back in the 1980 can probably compare to the projects in Scampia, but even the Chicago gangster weren't as brutal.

jbz7879 said "crime and drugs infest new york more then naples -lolz
whats the big deal about comorrah
i like the corleones and godfather much more the the crass comorrah" - you obviously have no knowledge about organized crime in New York or Naples. Gomorrah reflect the reality and portraits the camorra as what they are - low class thugs who are ignorant and don't care about human lives. Your ignorance is about at the same level as they are, since you prefer an unrealistic portrait of the Siclian Mafia (Cosa Nostra) over the reality. I invite you to Secondigliano and Scampai for one day and we'll see if you still think the same.

DrArne. I have many friends in the police, carabinieri, and financial police as well as people who live and work in Scampia every day. I assure you the Newsweek article is quite accurate, and it could have developed much more as there are much more to be told. Read the book Gomorra for yourself, and while you are at it, pick up "See Naples and Die" too to get a better idea.