Al Jazeera report on Roberto Saviano and the Camorra

[DonCarina]

I'd love to meet Roberto Saviano, a true hero fighting for change in Naples.

Ron Russell

Author of "Don Carina" - WWII Naples Mafia

[nanidimerd]

mafia = international problem.

ma finirà presto...

[beccateviquesta]

trashy naples

[geppebrillo]

Gomorra is one of the biblic sin cities (Sodoma e Gomorra) destroyed by God.

The name Camorra as N'drangheta, as Mafia, has an arcaic origin that I don't know (I read that the origin of camorra was due as reaction to the Napoleonic invasion of Naples, but i'm not sure of that).

[vmdiver]

Also, I wanna say that for people of this world who have attended school and have studied the history of how Italy and Germany were the last two european countries to become united ....everyone knew that NAPOLI or NEAPLE was the capital of South Italy Kingdom known as "Kingdom of the Two Sicilys"...so my dear....no need to say Souther Italy as if you were to let people understand that Northern Italy is not as in the shit as the south. North is home to the Criminal Business minds!

[rubasub]

Why is it called the Kingdom of the two Sicilys: does it mean the southern tip of Italy is as Sicily?

[geppebrillo]

Regno delle due Sicilie: It was created as a spanish colony, but after it got its independency. The Reign had a territory covering all the South of Italy and its capital was Napoli.

[rubasub]

Thanks, there's obviously stuff about Italian history that's new to me.

I wanna see this film but why is it called Gomorra and not Camorra?

[Antonio3467]

Sie, al Nord Italia son tutti criminali come nò, ma facciamo un pò di autocritica... dove sono gli "headquarters" della mafia? Si ora viemmi a dire che fanno affari anche al Nord, i rifiuti tossici arrivano dal nord (anche perchè al Sud dove sono le industrie che li producono??)

[DiscoInferno78]

@Antonio3467 Autocritica la devi fare te ed i tuoi coinquilini padani, Lega compresa! Ci fate a mezzo con le mafie e ne volete uscire puliti.. Ma vaff

[vmdiver]

I find it very funny and untrue that the commentator says "after months of bidding we got an interview with R. Saviano"...I am Italian and I know that Saviano wrote his book for a REAL SOCIAL purpose...he would have walked to have this interview done coz this would have spread the genuine message of his book even broader.

[cinciuz85]

Amazing book

[carmelidia]

great story, i just finished reading the book

[GuguCapa]

@carmelidia  You're American?????????? :) lol

[carmelidia]

@GuguCapa nope, Israeli

[GuguCapa]

@carmelidia OH thats good the same... i love Israel, such a beautiful country and language.

[cesarebt83]

Help us.. mr. berlusconi is the real gangster, godfather..MAFIOSO!