A gang of teenage boys stalk the streets of Naples armed with hand guns and AK-47s to do their mob bosses' bidding.
" Nogle børn drømmer om at blive læger, andre piloter og andre igen om at sidde på toppen af mafiaen. ’Piranhas’ følger en gruppe unge drenge i Napoli, som er vokset op i en bydel, der er totalt kontrolleret af den napolitanske mafia Camorra-familien. Fascinationen af den magt og velstand, som omgiver Camorra-familien, drager drengene og da lejligheden byder sig, begynder de at arbejde for mafiaen. Filmen bygger på Roberto Savianos bestseller af samme navn fra 2016, og er den anden af hans værker, som er blevet filmatiseret. Filmen vandt Sølvbjørnen for bedste manuskript på Berlin Filmfestival og står til at få dansk biografpremiere den 21. maj. "
" Some kids dream about becoming doctors, others about becoming pilots and some dream about being on the top of the mafia. ‘Piranhas’ follow a group of young boys in Napoli, who have grown up in an area controlled by the Neapolitan mafia also known as the Camorra Family. The fascination with the power and wealth that surrounds the Camorra family entice the boys and when opportunity presents itself, they start working with the mafia. The movie is based on Roberto Saviano’s bestseller of the same name from 2016., and is the second one of his books which have been made into a film. The movie won the Silver Bear for best manuscript at Berlin Film Festival and will premiere in Danish cinemas on the 21st of May. "