Love and criminality set to the rhythms of rap and reggaeton: 20^th May will see the new Sky Original series Blocco 181 - a dark and hyper-realistic fairy-tale directed by Giuseppe Capotondi (Suburra – Blood on Rome, The Burnt Orange Heresy [+lire aussi :
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interview : Giuseppe Capotondi
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interview : Giuseppe Capotondi
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Blocco 181 heralds the acting debut of Italian rap pioneer Salmo, who is also supervising and producing the series both musically and creatively. The cast will be led by three young actors - Laura Osma (of the series El Chapo), Alessandro Piavani (of the series La mafia uccide solo d'estate and The Little Drummer Girl [+lire aussi :
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interview : Venia Vergou
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interview : Mauro Mancini
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Q&A : Marco Bellocchio
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The series was devised by Paolo Vari, Francesca De Lisi, Dario Bonamin, Mirko Cetrangolo and Marco Borromei, while the screenplay comes courtesy of Francesca De Lisi, Dario Bonamin and Andrea Nobile, together with Giuseppe Capotondi, Matteo Bonifazio, Paolo Vari and Stefano Voltaggio.