Camorra
The Camorra is an Italian Mafia-typecrime syndicate, or secret society, that originated in the region of Campania and its capital Naples. It is one of the oldest and largest criminal organizations in Italy, dating back to the 16th century. Unlike the pyramidal structure of the Sicilian Mafia, the Camorra's organizational structure is more horizontal than vertical. Consequently, individual Camorra clans act independently of each other, and are more prone to feuding among themselves.
Background
The first official use of the word dates from 1735, when a royal decree authorised the establishment of eight gambling houses in Naples. The word is almost certainly a blend of "capo" (boss) and a Neapolitan street game, the "morra". (In this game, two persons wave their hands simultaneously, while a crowd of surrounding gamblers guess, in chorus, at the total number of fingers exposed by the principal players.) This activity was prohibited by the local government, and some people started making the players pay for being “protected” against the passing police.
Gang War in Naples
Camorra, internationally released as Gang War in Naples, is a 1972 Italian crime-drama film written and directed by Pasquale Squitieri.
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Jackie
Jackie or Jacky may refer to:
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- 1991 cover by Marc Almond "Jackie"
- 1995 cover recorded by Jack L and The Black Romantics
- "Jackie", 1999 cover recorded by The Divine Comedy as a B-side of "The Pop Singer's Fear of the Pollen Count"
Jackie (2017 film)
Jackie is an upcoming American biographical drama film directed by Pablo Larraín and written by Noah Oppenheim. The film stars Natalie Portman, Greta Gerwig, Peter Sarsgaard, Max Casella, Beth Grant, and John Hurt. Principal photography began on December 16, 2015 in Paris, France.
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Jackie (2012 film)
Jackie is a 2012 Dutch comedy-drama film directed by Antoinette Beumer, from an idea by Marnie Block and Karen van Holst Pellekaan. The leading roles are played by Carice van Houten, her real-life sister Jelka van Houten and Academy Award winner Holly Hunter.
Plot
Sofie (Carice van Houten) and Daan (Jelka van Houten) are twin sisters who were raised by two fathers (Paul Case and Jaap Spijkers). When they get a phone call from America that their biological mother (Holly Hunter) is in a hospital with a complicated leg fracture awaiting transfer to a rehabilitation center, the two end up in an adventure where everything they believed in is called into question. This results in an unforgettable journey to New Mexico with the strange and inappropriate Jackie where the lives of the two sisters will change forever.
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