Netflix: this new Italian series is a surprise success

Brigands excites Netflix subscribers

Arriving quietly on Netflix on April 23, it’s a sensational moment in terms of the series: Brigands. This Italian original creation by Netflix, composed of 6 episodes of about 50 minutes each, in fact, did not take long to position itself as a direct competitor of the phenomenon My little reindeer. Currently Top 4 series in France and First 2 in the world, Brigands It tells the story of Filomena’s fate, mixing the codes of the western with those of the gangster film.

In the 19th century, when southern Italy is prey to bandits, Filomena escapes from a rich but dark existence to become the ruthless leader of a group of bandits and lead a dangerous treasure hunt.

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Matilda Lutz and Michela De Rossi gang leaders

In this series which favors its female characters, it is the actress Michela De Rossi, seen in particular in three episodes of the series Django and the movie Many saints of Newark, who plays the role of Filomena. In the casting she is accompanied in particular by Matilda Lutz (Cut!, vendetta) in the role and Ivana Lotito in that of Ciccila. Three strong and independent women who stand up to their male colleagues, played in particular by Marlon Joubert and Orlando Cinque.

Characters that really existed

Brigands it is very ambitious in its staging, with a multiplication of different settings and very generous action sequences. Violent and bloody, very rhythmic, her story is all the more pleasant to discover as it tells how different gangs of bandits will unite against a common enemy. Neither bad nor good, in a certain sense spaghetti westernsthese characters are inspired by real bandits and gangsters.

Filomena is thus inspired by reality Filomena PennachioMichelina da Michelina Di Cesare and Ciccila di Maria Oliveriothree famous Italian bandits of the mid-19th century.

Source: Cine Serie

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