Ultras (film)

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Ultras
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Directed byFrancesco Lettieri
Written byFrancesco Lettieri
Starring
Music byLiberato
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • March 9, 2020 (2020-03-09)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Ultras is a 2020 Italian drama written and directed by Francesco Lettieri and starring Aniello Arena, Ciro Nacca and Simone Borrelli. The plot revolves around emerging violence by football fans in Naples, Italy. [1] [2]

Contents

It was released on 20 March 2020 on Netflix.

Cast

Release

Ultras was released by Netflix on March 3, 2020.

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References

  1. "Ultras review – hooliganism runs rampant in this debut feature". Ready Steady Cut. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  2. "Review: 'Ultras' is a Major Disappointment". The Cinemaholic. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-20.