Still in hiding, Genna tries to wipe out the remaining Levante brothers but the magistrate switches the burial site. He approaches the Savastanos who set up a trap, but he second guesses them and kills them, but not before he's learned that Ciro is still alive. He travels to Latvia for that bromance reunification that ends L'Immortale - but then, double-crosses Ciro and has him imprisoned in a gulag by Russian. Che cazzo? He has to understand his crimes or some bullshit. But Ciro escapes into the hands of a useful Latvian family who help him take out the pursuing Russians and their boss, a man who has far too long hair for what's good for him. (There may be a little commentary here on Russia -Latvia enmity.)
Meanwhile Genna attempts to do a deal with a new 'broker', who responds to the inviation by taking a piss in front of him. And Lil Monk (all the block house bosses have funny nicknames) approaches the Levantes to strike up better conditions, and ends up being directed to marry the sister. Taking her out for ice cream, he apologies for this forced move and she tells him he's the first person in her life to say sorry. That I think is a meaningful moment...
... Well I read that wrong. Shortly after, at the engagement party, all the Levantes are brutally murdered and he shoots her. And the 'broker' is also killed, invoking the wrath of his widow (Nunzia Schiano, rather good), who first tries to kill Genna's estranged wife and son, then approaches Ciro for help. All the old Secondigliano and the Forcella lot are somewhat amazed that Ciro is back and really is 'L'Immortale'.
Marco d'Amore and Claudio Cupellini are the artistic directors. Ivana Lotito is Genna's wife, Arturo Muselli is 'Blue Blood', Mimmo Borelli ('Mistral') and Tania Garribba, Carmine Paternoster (Lil Monk).
Genna's new apartment is absolutely vile.
I find it funny that the show is subtitled even in Italy, so strong is the Southern accent (or to be more accurate, the Neapolitan dialect).
I wondered if it would be a Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - I think it was the right ending. Also the show doesn't glamorise the gangster thing at all. The criminals here don't have any fun, they don't even seem to eat a good meal, their lives are grimy, they die or betray or are betrayed, they live in desperately poor environments, even the well-off gangsters either seem to spend half the time in hidey-holes or in vomit-inducing places.
Patrizia Marone continued to edit all episodes and now deserves a holiday. D'Amore and Cupellini shared the director duties. Leonardo Fasoli is the supervising writer. DPs are Guido Michelotti and Ferran Paredes.
... But at the very end, Ciro's eyes open... He is 'L'Immortale', after all... and that's how the next film will begin.
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