[crowd clamoring]
[metal clanging]
[indistinct chatter]
Maestro, what an honor!
Guys, go and make the man a coffee!
- He must be tired.
- Is that him?
- [man] Gimme your bag.
- That's okay.
Whatever you need, I've got you.
I have a nephew who's a musical genius.
He's amazing.
Come to me.
I'll get it for you, all right?
[man] Hey, hey, hey, come on.
- [man 2] Just trying to ask a question.
- [man] There's plenty of time.
Maestro! Have a seat, Maestro.
Come over here. Right there.
We are at your disposal.
This is your bed, see?
This one above is comfortable and airy,
but you need to climb every night.
And look up there.
There's mold
and rubble that falls on your head.
And that one is more comfortable,
but it's also the most cramped.
You decide. It's up to you.
Which do you prefer?
[footsteps approaching]
- Wake up, kid.
- [door closes]
Come on! Wake up!
Now tell me,
are you the kid they say you are?
It depends. I, uh
Listen, are you Mixed by Erry or not?
- Yes.
- All right!
Listen carefully.
Some friends of Angelo, your brother,
gave me a message for you.
He says not to worry.
The cash is currently being buried
at a job site,
and then tomorrow they're gonna cover it
with cement for two tennis courts,
so when the lease expires
on the tennis courts in ten years,
you make a little offer,
you purchase the land,
and you're reunited with your wealth.
- Hey, kid, you understand or not?
- Yes. Yes.
In In ten years, we'll be rich again.
Now I have question for you.
Twenty years I've been here,
and I don't know what's been going on
on the outside,
but for you to have that kind of cash,
my God, who are you?
[rock music plays]
Yeah.
[phone ringing]
["Davanti agli occhi miei"
by New Trolls plays]
La-la la-la-la-la
- La-la la-la-la-la
- [phone continues ringing]
La-la la-la-la-la
Who is it?
Hey, Pasquale, it's me.
Yeah.
Yeah. Mm, sure.
I'll tell Marisa right now. Ciao.
Marisa!
Marisa?
Hey, Marisa. Your husband called.
He said he's on his way now
and to make his tea.
Thank you, Carmela.
Sure.
If you're going uphill, you can shift
into gear, and you won't get tired.
- The pedals are lighter.
- Can I take it for a spin?
Are you crazy? You know what this cost?
You'll fall and break it.
- Just a short one!
- No way!
- How do the pedals get lighter?
- I just told you.
- You have to put it into gear.
- [Marisa] Peppe!
Angelo! It's time to make the tea.
- Your father called.
- Come on.
I know it's the gears, but how do they
actually make the bike lighter?
Come on! Five more minutes!
Boys, don't make me come down there!
Where's Enrico?
I don't know. Probably at the store
like he always is, Mom.
Then go get him! Come on now! Move it!
I told you if you put it into gear,
it gets lighter.
Yes, I get you put it into gear, but you
Never mind. You don't know.
Just forget it.
- We need to go get Enrico.
- Hey, wait.
Why is your brother always there?
Is he a bit Ret*rded?
What did you say?
Who do you think you are?
Do you even know who I am, huh?
- I don't care.
- [Peppe] Angelo! Angelo, stop! Angelo!
- What are you doing?
- Just go!
- Come on! We're leaving!
- Yeah, go on! Get outta here!
Come on, Angelo.
Just ignore him. Let's just go.
[DJ] You are tuned in
to Radio Kiss Kiss 108.8.
Today I have the privilege
of playing for you
an incredible group from overseas
just starting to blow up in Italy.
- Do you recognize them?
- The Jackson 5, "I Want You Back."
[DJ] It's the Jackson 5.
- And this is "I Want You Back."
- [Peppe] Erry!
How the hell does he do it?
He gets it every time. It's incredible!
I don't know, Don Ferdinando.
He does it at home too.
[Peppe] Erry, come on. We need to go.
- [Angelo] Bye, Don Ferdinando.
- Bye, see you later.
- See you, boys.
- Bye.
["I Want You Back" plays]
[Peppe] Let's go.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Just let me tell you now
Ooh, ooh
When I had you to myself
I didn't want you around
Those pretty faces always made you
Stand out in a crowd
But someone picked you from the bunch
One glance was all it took
Now it's much too late for me
To take a second look
Oh, darlin', I was blind to let you go
Let you go, baby
But now since I see you in his arms
- I want you back
- Yes, I do now
- I want you back
- Ooh, ooh, baby
- I want you back
- Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
- I want you back
- Na, na, na, na
Tryin' to live without your love
Is one long sleepless night
Let me show you, girl
That I know wrong from right
Every street you walk on
I leave tear stains on the ground
Following the girl
I didn't even want around
Let me tell you now
Oh, baby
All I need is one more chance
To show you that I love you
Won't you please let me
Back to your heart?
Oh, baby, I need one more chance
Ha, I tell you that I love you
- Baby
- Ow!
- Baby
- Ow!
- Baby
- Ow!
Hey! Look who's here, eh?
Hi, Pasquale.
Mar, good morning.
Dad! Dad! We made the tea!
Hey, Dad, I made the darker one,
just like you asked.
That's amazing! Let's go see.
Pasquale, when did you leave this morning?
I didn't hear you go.
- At 4:30.
- Jesus! How come so early?
Because I want to be in Piazza Garibaldi
when the midday train arrives from Milan.
- You know, it's the best one.
- Listen.
- This morning, Don Salvatore, the grocer...
- Yeah?
In front of everyone, he said we've been
neglecting to pay our grocery tab
for more than two months.
- It was embarrassing, Pasquale.
- Oh my God! Just tell him we'll pay him.
Look. I have 50 empty bottles.
We'll fill them, sell them,
and then we'll pay Don Salvatore.
He's an assh*le, Don Salvatore!
Okay, let me see the tea. Let's go!
Okay, what is this?
That one's much too dark. Add water.
This one's perfect. Who made it?
- I did!
- No, that's not true. I did.
- What? No, he didn't!
- Wait. Don't fight.
You both did good. For now, just bottle
only the lighter one, 'cause I have to go.
- Dad, please can we go with you to work?
- Yeah, we'll help you like last time.
[Angelo] Come on, Dad.
Mom, please? Just say yes!
All right. Be good.
- Come on then, boys!
- [boys] Yes!
Let's go. Let's pack these boxes.
The train is leaving soon. Move! Move!
[bottles rattle]
- Um, hey, Dad?
- [Pasquale] Yes?
How poor are we really?
Peppe, what do you say that for?
I mean why is this question on your mind?
Are we poor in what way?
Well, Aniello's dad
got him an awesome present.
- A bike with a gearbox.
- Is that true?
They've invented a bicycle with a gearbox?
Aniello's dad got him
a bicycle with gears on it?
Yeah, Dad. When you shift into first gear
going uphill, it gets lighter.
When it goes uphill, it gets lighter?
How is that possible?
You put it in first gear,
and it gets smoother...
I'm not gonna ask for it for my birthday.
We can't afford it anyway
because we're too poor, right?
Peppe, what on earth is going on?
First of all, we aren't poor.
If I'm not mistaken, I put food
on our table every day. Isn't that true?
- We eat a good meal every night.
- Yes, Dad.
Okay, let me remind you of something else.
How do you think Aniello's father
is earning all that money he makes?
He works for Don Michele.
That's correct,
and what does he do for Don Michele?
Boys, listen to me, okay?
Don't forget the one thing that cannot be
missing in the Frattasio household
besides the food on our table.
Our honesty.
[funky music plays]
[Pasquale] Officer, maybe I'm not clear.
If you go to the store,
you'd get just one bottle of this.
For the same price,
I'd sell you a whole box.
And why is it so cheap?
'Cause, Officer, let's just say
that this was merchandise
destined for the American market,
but just yesterday,
these maybe fell off the back of a truck.
Ah. Ah.
This is top shelf,
straight from the distillery.
But enough talking.
Here. You want a taste? Try it.
There really is nothing
like tasting somethin' firsthand.
There you are. Let me know what you think.
Enjoy it, huh?
- That's all right.
- I told you.
It's top quality. Just for you,
I'll sell the whole box for 10,000 lire.
- Okay, I'll buy the whole box.
- Uh, hello, sir.
- Please can I have 200 lire?
- Hey!
I have to call my dad.
He's in the hospital in Battipaglia.
What are you doing? Leave the man alone!
Mind your own business!
- Please!
- For what? Go take a hike!
Go tell somebody who cares! Go on!
Please forgive me, Officer.
It's constant with these kids, you know?
They won't leave me alone.
It'll be 10,000 lire for me. Thanks.
They keep showing up
and bothering customers. Unbelievable.
- A pleasure doing business with you.
- Thank you.
- You too.
- Good day, sir. Bye for now.
[whistles]
- Hello, Don Pasquale.
- Good morning, Don Mim.
Hey! And who are these children, huh?
- Do they belong to you?
- Yes. They're all mine.
- Sometimes I bring them to work.
- I see!
- Boys, say hi to Don Mim!
- [boys] Good morning, Don Mim!
What cute boys!
- And may I ask their names?
- The eldest, his name is Peppe.
And he is the genius of our family, huh?
- Tell Don Mim what you did.
- I finished fifth grade.
Oh, really?
So then next year you'll be
going to the sixth grade, right?
No, he doesn't need
to be some kind of scientist.
He already got the diploma. Come on.
And Angelo is the youngest,
but he's really headstrong.
Isn't that right, my boy?
- Yeah, I'm headstrong.
- Ah, stubborn.
And my Enrico
is the one here in the middle.
Erry, what do you do for fun?
Relax, don't do it
When you wanna go do it
- [man] Name?
- [man 2] Revolver DJ.
Have we met before?
Possibly.
I usually play at Veleno in Vomero.
[man] No, we've met somewhere else.
Well, I also played
at the Lanternone in Palinuro.
[man] I knew it was you!
That night was wild, huh?
I'll schedule you in the middle
when the club gets busy.
Go get yourself a drink.
It's on the house.
Relax, don't do it
When you wanna go do it
Relax, don't do it
When you wanna come
Name, please?
Relax
Frattasio, Enrico.
What am I, the m*llitary?
You have a DJ name, don't you?
Ah! My name.
Sorry, I was a little confused.
Right so, uh, my DJ name is
uh, DJ Enrico.
And have I ever seen you here before?
Uh, no, I don't think so.
I'm from Forcella, so I don't
Erry, to tell you the truth,
you know, tonight is a bit intense.
I'll have to figure out
where I can slot you in
and how things are gonna go.
Hey, Scorpio! Where were you?
They told me
you weren't gonna be in town tonight.
I even called the hotel.
[dance music plays]
[man] A big round of applause
for DJ Pegaso!
[cheering]
And now it's time for someone
many of you already know.
From Palinuro,
our next contestant, Revolver DJ!
[cheering]
You got this.
Hey, Scorpio!
Are you still drinking that melon vodka?
You're gonna get drunk and play like sh*t.
Hey, excuse me. Sorry to bother you.
I wanted to know if you knew
what time I'll go on so I can be ready.
And, uh, what was your name again?
- Uh, DJ Enrico.
- Enrico. Oh, Enrico. Come here.
Enrico, I can't let you play tonight.
We've gone on too long,
and I got this situation
where I gotta get everyone out of here
by two in the morning or the cops come,
and then I'm in a lot of sh*t.
Ah.
Uh, so then I'm not gonna play?
It's just I've been here since five,
but sure.
- Erry you have a job, right?
- Yes. Yes, I, um
I work in a record store.
So like a consultant for music?
Uh, no, not precisely.
It's just a store I've gone to
since I was a kid,
and 'cause I was at the shop all day,
the owner, he hired me to be the cleaner.
But I actually get to make mixtapes
in my free time, you know,
and they're really popular
in my neighborhood.
Yeah.
Erry, I gotta be honest with you here.
- Uh
- Yeah.
Being a DJ is a very particular job.
You need, um,
a big presence, a style,
an internationality,
and I just don't see those things in you.
Look at you. The name you chose sucks.
I mean you just took your name
and added D and J.
No, I but was already going to change it.
I'll go get a new name.
[sighs]
Erry, listen up.
That job, the one at the store,
it's a good job. Don't quit.
[dance music plays]
[Ferdinando] We've got this one here
that's a little smaller. It's amazing.
It's got the cassette deck,
the radio, AM, FM.
Sure, it'll cost just a bit more, but
the kid only turns 18 once in his life.
- So how much does this cost?
- I'll make it 30,000 lire for you.
And I'll put in
the best mixtape for the kids.
Sting, Vasco Rossi,
Pino Daniele, Baglioni.
I'll have Enrico do it for you.
He may have a broom in his hands now,
but with music, he's a true genius.
[man] All right, I'll go ahead
and get this for the kid.
[Ferdinando] Come this afternoon.
I'll have it wrapped and the tape inside.
- Take care.
- [man] Take care.
[man speaking on TV]
Erry, I'm going home for lunch.
- Can I bring you anything?
- No, thanks, Don Ferdinando.
I'll head out in a bit.
I'm just gonna finish a mixtape
then go home.
All right, I'll see you here
at half past four.
[man on TV] A retailer of fresh fruit and
[record crackles]
for TV's Joe Carcione.
An American-Indian word for food,
now that makes it
for a common style of bread.
And that's this morning
[pop music plays]
SONGS FOR FRANCESCA
CHOSEN BY DJ ENRICO
[man on TV] "Hotel California," anyone?
[inspirational music plays]
- [Marisa] Erry, come and eat!
- Be right there, Ma!
[Peppe] Enrico!
Erry! Oh! I've been waiting!
- Tell me you have it?
- Yes, I have it.
- Did you write "for Francesca"?
- Yes.
- The songs by Peppino di Capri?
- They're on it.
- "Cuore matto"? You put that one on?
- No, Peppino.
"Cuore matto" didn't make the cut.
- No "Cuore matto"?
- No.
What, are you stupid?
"Cuore matto" is her favorite song.
I told you! You know
she doesn't wanna see me anymore.
I need "Cuore matto" for when he says,
"A crazy heart that still wants you,
that looks only for you."
Peppino, if you don't like it,
don't take it.
Fine! Fine! I'll take it.
If she leaves me, it'll be your fault.
- Yes, Peppino, it'll be my fault.
- Leave me alone. I gotta fix my hair.
Look at this hair!
- [Marisa] Erry, your food is getting cold!
- Stop yelling! Stop yelling!
Erry, did you see everything
happening outside?
- No, Angelo. What's going on?
- There are cops, helicopters.
The streets are full of people.
They're arresting the king. Let's go!
What's there to go see?
You know I'm starving!
You can eat later.
Ma, Enrico isn't hungry.
- When did I say that?
- He said he doesn't like the food.
- I didn't!
- Peppino, wanna come?
What do I care about what's going on?
Look at my hair!
I knew it. I made the fatal mistake
of taking a shower.
[funky music plays]
Do you know what's going on?
What's happening over there?
Where's everyone going?
Can you tell me what's going on?
Where is everyone headed?
[man over intercom] Hello?
- [woman] Over this way.
- [man] Hello?
Who is it? Are you there?
- Oh!
- [Peppe] Hey! Come down for a second.
- Are you crazy? What if my father sees us?
- Oh, your father's not gonna see us.
Just a sec. I have to give you something.
Peppe, I told you a thousand times
I'm not seeing you anymore.
Okay, but please just get down here.
I have something important for you.
[sighs] Wait there. Hold on.
[helicopter whirs]
[footsteps approaching]
So? What now?
To make up
for all the times I pissed you off.
- Peppe!
- [chuckles]
Oh! How about I give you
a phone call later to see if you liked it?
[helicopter whirs]
[overlapping chatter]
- Hey.
- Oh. Oh!
- Watch where you're going, assh*le.
- Sorry.
Sorry, my ass.
- Easy, tough guy!
- Alfonso, you know who this is?
Isn't this the idiot
who cleans up at the record shop?
f*ck you. I do more than that.
I'm actually a DJ.
Really? You're really a DJ?
- You think I'm stupid?
- [grunts]
Get the f*ck out of here, assh*le.
[laughs]
- [woman] Francesca, who was it?
- Nobody, Mama!
[groans] Come on.
[helicopter whirs]
["E M e M" by Peppino Di Capri plays]
[Erry] This compilation is for Francesca
from her beloved Peppe.
[chuckles]
Greetings from DJ Erry.
[crowd clamoring]
[Alfonso] Bitch.
["E M e M" continues]
[overlapping yelling]
- [Angelo] Hey, excuse me.
- Who the f*ck are you?
[crowd gasps]
[cheering]
POLICE
[song fades]
[organ plays "Wedding March"]
[priest] Brothers and sisters,
we are gathered here today
in the house of the Lord
to unite in holy matrimony
Giuseppe and Francesca.
[priest 2] Let us pray.
- Oh, hi.
- [priest] You have come to share
Erry, hey, there.
Sorry. The traffic was terrible.
[priest] of these two.
There's Angelo.
- [Angelo] Did I miss anything?
- [Erry] It just started.
You didn't miss anything.
How are you?
Well, I'm terrible.
What's wrong?
Something unbelievable.
I met Eduardo De Filippo
when he came to the prison.
Eduardo De Filippo came to Filangieri?
Yeah, he said he wants to direct a show
with the kids from juvie.
I auditioned for it.
He said, "Frattasio, you're a genius.
We'll make great things, you and me."
So, Angelo, you're in a show
directed by Eduardo De Filippo?
No!
No. That's what's so bad.
- The very first day, guess what he says.
- Hmm?
"Tell me. When do you get out?"
I tell him, "Maestro,
I will be 18 in six months."
- "Then I get released."
- Sure.
You know what he says?
"Oh, so what do I do if you get out?"
"My production just loses
its only protagonist, huh?"
I say, "Maestro, I'm sorry
I only committed attempted homicide."
"I promise, next time, I'll actually k*ll
the guy so I can do the show with you."
Sure.
[priest] May the Lord be in your hearts
So how are you?
Well, not bad.
I'm still cleaning at the store
and doing those cassettes
for friends in the neighborhood.
Oh yeah. They told me it's going well
and you're selling a lot of compilations.
Word got out,
and it helps bring in extra cash.
- Well, it's better than nothing, right?
- [woman] Sh!
[priest] This is the word of the Lord.
SCALES
APPLIANCES
BEDS SOFAS MATTRESSES
BESPOKE BEDROOMS
BEDS SOFAS
[Ferdinando] Hey, now watch your step.
Load this next.
[man] You got this?
[Ferdinando] No, not this one.
Take the big ones out first.
We'll do the other ones later. Go on.
Feels weird, huh?
What are you doing, Don Ferdinando?
They made me a great offer,
and they'll take over the store,
and I get to enjoy my early retirement.
I didn't tell you
because I didn't wanna jinx it.
Where will I go?
Erry, of all the people
who've passed through here,
only one had real talent,
and that was you.
- You're never gonna have a problem.
- I don't know, Don Ferdinando.
All I know is I really needed
this job cleaning the store here.
Hey, come on.
Why don't you take all these records.
They can be your uh, uh my parting gift
to you to go follow your passion.
No, Don Ferdinando.
I would love to be a DJ, but I don't
I don't think I'm cut out for it.
I'm just not like those other guys.
- I don't have style, internationality.
- What's internationality?
Maybe you don't have
to do everything their way, huh?
Come on. Listen to me.
Start your own business, and move on.
Erry, you know that a DJ
can be born in Forcella too.
[sentimental music plays]
[sighs]
- [indistinct chatter]
- [boat horn blares]
[man] Yeah, pull up over here. Right here.
All right, listen here.
No trouble today, huh?
Everyone's gonna get the cartons
they're owed from this shipment.
I don't want any trouble.
- Guys, I don't want any trouble.
- Mohammed, please stop pushing, man!
Come on. Don't stand so close.
You have to respect the order of arrival.
I've gotta load up this week.
I have three kids. You know I need it.
And I don't? Think I'm here for fun?
I like coming to the harbor at four
in the morning and standing here freezing.
I don't understand how every time
I see you, there's another kid.
- The last one was born last week.
- Okay, whatever, just stay there.
[man] Hey. Whoa!
Hey, you, watch it back there!
[crowd clamoring]
[horn beeps]
[man] Leave it! Leave it! Run!
[clamoring]
[sirens blaring]
[suspenseful music plays]
Did it happen again?
Well, someone's decided
that smuggling cigarettes is finished.
The next load's on Monday.
Guess I'm gonna have to go earlier.
Oh. Why are you here?
Why aren't you at the shop?
Erry, we can't do it.
It's one thing for extra cash.
It's another for your livelihood.
There's a reason
why nobody's done this before.
Yeah, but my compilations are good.
They're in demand,
and I can't fulfill all the orders I get.
And plus, we have all these records
that we could easily copy.
Sure, and do you know why you can't
just easily fulfill all of your orders?
How many cassettes
can you finish in a day?
It takes me an hour
to copy one hour of music.
- Okay.
- That's one per hour for each stereo.
Okay, so even if we bought
two, three, four, let's say five stereos,
then maybe
we only slept five hours a night,
how many tapes could we actually make?
- 50 a day, max.
- Right.
It's only 50 to 60,000 net lire a day,
Erry.
Minus expenses, divided by two.
Erry, it can't be done.
[scoffs]
[sighs]
Sorry, but isn't there a faster way
to make the cassettes?
What do you suggest, Francesca?
I mean, people have gone up
to the moon and back
and, like, uh, you know,
some kind of machine that can
record cassettes any faster? You think?
[action music plays]
Whoa! So apparently, okay,
they have these new television sets
where you press this key,
and then you get
these pages like in a magazine.
Yeah, it's called Teletext,
but right now
I think it's just an experiment.
How do you know?
It's written in this one too.
Anyway, there's nothing here.
Don Alfredo, sorry,
but I have to say this.
The quality of your products
is quite terrible.
Hey, listen, kid.
What does this look like, a library?
If you wanna read the magazines,
you have to pay.
You really want me to pay for 20 magazines
without checking to see if they've
even got what I'm interested in?
Give me that one over there,
Electronics and Computers.
- [Alfredo] This one?
- [Peppe] Yes.
[Erry] Guys, I found it.
Duplicator by Graff.
It duplicates a one-hour tape
in only two minutes.
Wait, really? This changes everything!
[Francesca] Let me see.
And it says the quality is professional.
I mean, look. Did I not tell you guys?
How could it be possible
that, in the age of televideo,
there wouldn't be the exact thing you
Mm, uh
Erry, come on. Are you crazy?
This thing cost 7 million.
And that changes everything again.
We don't have the money to rent the shop,
let alone 7 million to buy this thing.
Erry, I told you this isn't realistic.
It just can't be done.
I suppose
maybe we could ask for a favor
from a friend of the family.
[indistinct chatter]
- Don Mario, they're here.
- Oh.
Good evening, Don Mario.
Good evening.
So, Don Mario, we'll keep this brief.
My brother and I, Enrico, here,
we thought,
since he's been in the discography
business for many years now,
which, as you know, is on the rise.
How much do you need from me?
Eight million lire, Don Mario.
More specifically,
it's seven million for a duplicator,
a tool we've seen that's essential
for the profession,
and an additional million to rent a store.
And do you know
the conditions of the loan?
I'm sure we can imagine, um
But since we're here, if you could
tell us again, just to refresh our memory.
For eight million, after one month,
you have to pay me back nine.
After two, 12.
And after three, 15.
After four, zero.
The debt you owe is canceled
and you no longer have to repay me.
Ah. Mm.
- Go away.
- Yes, yes, yes.
ERRY RECORD SHOP
So, guys, what did we say?
Madonna, Bennato, and Vasco Rossi, right?
- It's 15,000 lire. Thanks!
- [man] Yeah, thanks.
[man 2] How much longer for Battisti?
Oh, just another minute.
Enrico,
how long will it take for Battisti?
- Hi. Listen.
- Hi.
I already bought "Tainted Love"
from you, the one by Gloria Jones,
and I wanna know if you have
the one by Soft Cell.
And what about New Romantics?
What do you recommend?
Uh, okay. So in regards to, um,
the first thing you said,
that, uh
yeah, that shouldn't be a problem.
And as for the second one...
"Avalon" by Roxy Music.
"Avalon"?
What kind of suggestion is "Avalon"?
"True" by Spandau Ballet, then.
Oh, I bet you'll say "Rio" by Duran Duran.
- "Forever Young" by Alphaville.
- Not "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"
by Culture Club?
"Vienna," Ultravox.
- "Too Shy," then.
- All right, then you asked for it.
"Mad World," Tears For Fears.
I don't know that one.
You don't know it because it's somewhere
between New Romantic and New Wave,
and I'm confident
that if you like New Romantic songs,
you'll also like some new wave.
If you want, I'll put that song
at the end, and you can listen to it.
[inhales] But if I don't like it,
you're gonna make me a new tape.
[Peppe] My God,
what a pain in the ass she is.
Erry, get on with it.
It's one hell of a day.
[man 2] Battisti!
Oh! Battisti, yeah, I'm on it! You got it.
That's right. Battisti.
Looking. I'm looking.
[Erry] Each LP we duplicate runs
about 45 minutes, right?
And if the tapes we have
are one hour, as in 60 minutes,
we've got about 15 minutes left, right?
No, Erry, please don't confuse us.
When you say 35, 45, 15
while I'm counting, I lose track!
No, Peppino. Concentrate.
This is very important here.
So with those 15 free minutes per tape,
we can fill them
with a selection of music from DJ Erry.
You're the DJ, Erry.
Put whatever you like on there.
No, see, that's the point.
The selection is not made
based on what I like,
but what the consumer will like.
How do you know
what the consumers will actually like?
If you buy Duran Duran, I'm sure that,
even if you don't know them,
you'll also like Spandau Ballet.
Just like if you listen to Joe Cocker,
you'll also like Zucchero.
If you like the New Romantics,
you're gonna like new wave.
I'll add them at the end
so you can check it out,
and then I'm sure you'll come
and buy the music of Joe Cocker.
We get even more music out there,
and we make more money.
Erry, you've completely lost me,
but there's nine million here.
And four million here.
- Nine plus four?
- Thirteen.
- What?
- Thirteen million.
Minus the expenses
and the money we owe Don Mario,
each of us ends up with a million.
God, that's a lot of cash. [chuckles]
What, Erry? Aren't you excited?
No, I mean, in the end,
we're just selling cassettes
to our friends in the neighborhood.
Who else do you wanna sell these tapes to?
I don't know. Others, you know,
like from other towns or cities.
- And maybe other regions too.
- Erry, are you dumb?
But listen, Peppino, if we've sold
all these tapes in just 15 days,
imagine if we were actually organized.
More organized than this?
How would we sell
cassettes in that quantity?
To the stores? To market stalls?
Hey, I mean, that's a good idea.
I hadn't thought about that.
Erry, mm, no, that's crazy.
You'd need to have
some kind of a a a system,
a huge network that
that as a matter of fact we do,
uh have that.
[funky music plays]
Guys, let's be honest,
everything has a beginning and an end.
The cigarette market,
that's in the past now.
But today, I wanna talk to you
about the future.
The future's in a cassette?
Not one, but in many cassettes.
- How much are you making off of a carton?
- One-fifty a pack, maybe 1,000 a carton.
And we're risking going
to jail for 1,000 lire?
We'll sell these cassettes
to you for 2,500 lire.
You resell them for 5,000.
Not five more, not five less.
I'll take as many as you want. Zero risks.
Then we get rich as hell,
and so do you.
Do you, uh, want to count it, Don Mario?
I already did.
Uh, so, Don Mario, we, um
my brother and I, Enrico, of course,
we kind of wanted
to step up our, uh, operations,
because, in our own small way,
even though the business is actually...
How much do you guys need?
Two hundred million.
Two hundred million?
Actually, 210 to be exact.
That is, of course, unless you
would rather have a round number.
I have to tell you the truth, guys.
The prices depend on the quantity
of the cassettes that you buy.
The minimum is 10,000 units.
If you want anything less than that,
you can go buy 'em at the store.
- All right.
- Well, all right what?
How many of these do you want?
The whole thing.
Guys, I don't have time to waste.
What do you want, 10,000, 15?
Yeah, but we don't need
ten or 15 thousand.
We need all of 'em.
Wrap your love around me
You're so excited
I can feel you getting hotter
Guys, all right, listen up!
Let's get to work!
These gentlemen wanna buy a few tapes!
You there, let's move these boxes.
Where no one's ever gone before
And if you want more, more, more
Then jump
For my love
Jump in
And feel my touch
ERRY'S RECORD STORE
If you wanna taste
My kisses in the night
Then jump for my love
Jump
You know these arms can feel you up
You wanna taste my kisses in the night
Then jump, jump for my love
- Ooh
- Jump
Come on and jump on in
- Whoo
- Jump
You know I need you
- Jump in
- Ooh
I got to have you, yeah
Jump, jump for my love
I got to have you
Peppe, what's the time?
Erry, you asked me two minutes ago.
If two minutes ago it was 9:05,
now it's probably 9:07.
Are you sure
they understood our instructions?
Yes, we f*cking told them
more than 50 times.
How could
these g*dd*mn smugglers not understand?
Well, maybe they just hit
a little traffic.
What traffic? Do you think
any of these guys actually have a car?
No, I'm telling you, they all just forgot
because they're totally unreliable.
That's all.
[mysterious music plays]
Do either of you know who I am?
[both] Uh
[woman] Hello, this is
the trauma-orthopedic center.
How can I help you?
- Uh, hi. Yes, um
- [woman] Hello?
Yes, um, I'm Enrico.
[woman] And? What can I do for you?
[Erry] I don't I don't know.
Maybe I need to talk
to somebody that I know there?
[woman] What is this, a prank call?
Look, I don't have time for this.
We've got a bunch of Moroccans
beaten half to death who've just arrived.
- What do you...
- [line beeping]
[suspenseful music plays]
You owe me ten million lire
for all of the damage that you've caused.
And shut this sh*thole down.
[Angelo] Good morning.
Good morning!
Hey, you guys! I'm finally out of there!
Why the long faces?
[Angelo] What is it, little one?
Isn't Uncle playing nice?
Well, lucky for you, she takes after me.
That's the best-case scenario.
Angelo, since today's your special day,
Mama went ahead
and made your favorite dish.
- Salted cod.
- That's amazing. You shouldn't have!
- [Marisa] You haven't had it in forever.
- [Angelo] Don't mind if I do.
- Something else, Erry?
- No, Ma, I got no appetite.
- [Marisa] Peppe, what about you?
- No, my stomach's in a knot, Mom.
I can make you something else. Soup?
A little of meat with some olive oil?
- Boys, is everything all right?
- Mom, you worry too much!
You don't have to interrogate us
just because we're not eating.
- We're not hungry. That's all.
- All right. Give me your plates.
Mm, no, leave it, Mom.
Just in case,
if I still want a bit more to eat.
[Francesca] Let me give you a hand.
No, no, you have the baby.
You just sit down.
All right then, what happened?
Nothing, Dad. Nothing happened at all.
Just highs and lows at work.
Mm.
And just how low are these lows?
Well, Father, uh,
what do you want me to say?
For one, there's a boss
for the Moroccan Mafia,
who, in one night, by himself, sent
a dozen of his compatriots to the hospital
because they dared to do business with us.
If we don't close
the shop and give him ten million,
he's going to k*ll us.
But all things considered,
that problem is secondary.
The thing that really makes me
lose my appetite
is that if we don't sell 80,000 tapes
within a month,
and we don't return
the 200 million to Don Mario,
there will be no more Frattasios
left on the face of the Earth.
- [Pasquale] Ah.
- That's it.
Are those lows low enough, Papa?
- [Pasquale] Angelo.
- Hmm?
- [Pasquale] What do you think?
- About what?
About what?
The bastard who's threatening them.
What's your opinion?
Oh yeah, sure.
Well, it could be resolved, right?
If you go there and explain yourself
properly. Politely, of course, but firmly.
I think you guys
can, uh, solve the whole situation, no?
And also, come on, guys.
Honestly, if you are not gonna eat
this pasta with potatoes, I will.
It'd be a sin to waste.
[synth-pop music plays]
[tires squeal]
Angelo, you sure you guys aren't gonna
need any more equipment tonight?
Look, if you want,
we could also drive you there.
Francesco told us you were
like a brother to him in prison.
No thanks. Better not.
We only need to have
a friendly conversation.
There was a little misunderstanding,
and we just need some stage props.
It's only for one evening.
Tomorrow I'll bring it all back.
Angelo, here.
I've put in the bare minimum.
Tell me if you want anything else, huh?
What's this you guys are making?
[man] You like it, don't you?
We're getting ready for New Year's Eve.
That there's a half a kilo of TNon a 30-second fuse.
Like an atomic b*mb, huh?
All it needs is a name.
Something important sounding,
something impressive.
How many of these do you guys got?
[man on TV] the choreography
and a beautiful choreographer!
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck
if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
[laughing]
My dear friends, all's well that ends...
[sighs]
[metal clanging]
[dog barking in distance]
What the f*ck do you think you're doing?
Well, basically,
we have taken down the antenna,
and now we're pulling it over here
with a wire.
Do you two have a death wish?
Death wish? No, no, no.
But actually, as a matter of fact,
there's more than two of us.
There's three.
Listen, I gotta tell you the truth.
This is the greatest night
of my whole life. I mean it.
But, oh my God,
you have to believe me when I say
the thought of leaving here
without f*ring a single b*llet,
it just breaks my heart,
unless you decide
to do something so stupid
it forces me to pull the trigger.
You're making a big f*cking mistake.
Perfect! Yeah, yeah, keep going!
Just like that!
Come on. Just one more word
so I can sh**t you in the head,
and we can splatter
your Moroccan brains all over.
Go! Move it, all right?
Come on.
On your knees.
Listen,
I'd really like to tell you something.
I know sometimes it might seem
like we're naive or messed up
or something like that.
And hey, sometimes we are, sure.
But not this time.
Not this time.
You have 24 hours to get out of Naples
once and for all.
And don't forget
the Brothers Frattasio
will only show forgiveness one time.
[sighs]
And don't forget
we'll only show forgiveness one time.
We'll only show forgiveness one time.
Oh, whatever, I don't even know.
There was this whole thing
that was going to justify
all my cool theatrical talk,
but I guess it isn't working or
I think it got messed up.
Yeah, well, no sh*t it did!
Look how long we've been standing here.
Now we look just like dumbasses.
[Erry] And from that moment on,
things started to get wild.
THE IDEAL DIMENSION FOR A CLEAR SOUND
To rock a rhyme that's right on time
It's tricky
[Erry] Mixed by Erry
became the center of Forcella
because our work benefited
half the neighborhood.
And every day, the number of customers
entering our shop increased
two times, three times,
a hundred times.
[Peppe] Okay, listen up!
The gentleman here in the front row,
to recap,
Christmas compilations, you want 1,000.
We said 200 Zucchero,
Vasco Rossi, and let's add U2.
See you in couple of hours.
If you want to eat lunch,
pizza's ready and it's on Mixed by Erry.
[Erry] The tape library was only used
for orders from wholesale buyers now
because the heart of our business
had moved to the laboratories.
To rock a rhyme
To rock a rhyme that's right on time
It's tricky
Tricky, tricky, tricky
In New York
[Erry] We had ten laboratories
working nonstop.
To manage everything, we had
to hire over a hundred employees.
It's a pity 'cause we just can't hide
Tinted windows don't mean nothing
They know who's inside
It's tricky to rock a rhyme
To rock a rhyme that's right on time
It's tricky
Go, go, go.
[Erry] Much more widespread
than major-label distribution,
Mixed by Erry started arriving in towns
where they didn't have any record shops.
Many more kids
had access to the music now.
And in addition
to the personal satisfaction,
we also earned
a little something for ourselves.
Well, to be honest,
much more than a little something.
[game show music plays]
[Erry] In the mid-1980s, in a single week,
we were earning more
than a normal person earns in a lifetime.
[indistinct shouting]
One hundred thirty!
[Erry] It's a strange feeling
when, all of a sudden,
you can afford anything.
This is it
We could buy anything we wanted.
THE 2 SWANS DISCO
[engine revs]
[Erry] And, to be honest,
we did spoil ourselves a bit.
[indistinct chatter]
[dance music plays in club]
Erry, come on. Let's go!
Angelo, seriously?
- There's loads of people.
- What the f*ck?
- Maybe I should just leave.
- Erry, what'd we say?
Come on. You turn up, show your face,
play a few tunes then bounce.
What's the deal?
Yes, but why do we have
to do these things? Come on.
Erry, for all sorts of reasons.
One, the owner will pay us.
Two, because you promote the brand.
Three, because you're always on your own
in the shop with your headphones on.
- Depressing.
- [Erry] What's wrong with that?
[Angelo] It's sad seeing you all alone
in the shop all the time, okay?
[announcer] Now for the most important
moment of this incredible night.
Let's give a shout-out
for our amazing guest of honor,
Mixed by Erry.
- Everybody, get your hands up!
- [cheering]
Hi, Erry! You're amazing. I'm a huge fan.
Wait, we've met, haven't we?
No, no, don't think so.
[dance music plays]
Friday night and everyone's moving
I'm from Forcella.
I can feel the heat, but it's soothing
I search for the b*at
In this dirty town
Downtown, the young ones are going
Downtown, the young ones are growing
- We're the kids in America
- Whoa
- We're the kids in America
- Whoa
[Erry] And so my brother
takes advantage of that, and he
he makes me come out to DJ these clubs,
which I don't really
I mean, I'd rather be doing compilations.
And, come to think of it,
I never actually made you
the New Romantic tape.
- I guess I should say sorry, huh?
- I guess you should.
You know, I came to the store twice,
and you weren't there,
not you or the cassette.
Yes, you're right,
but it's because I don't work
in the record store,
uh, not anymore at least.
We're kind of in other places now,
so you won't find us
Well, you won't find me there,
but tell me, how can I make it up to you?
Why don't you tell me how a guy
would make it up to a girl usually?
Ah!
Uh Now that's a question.
Actually, you know, I've personally
been giving that a lot of thought too.
- So how could a guy...
- Erry, you're the best.
Uh, thanks.
Uh, I mean, I could make you
the New Romantic tape.
Right away. We can go to our laboratory.
I have all of the equipment there.
- The laboratory?
- The laboratory.
I mean, not that there's
a scientist with a lab coat.
It's where we do the duplication.
We call it the laboratory, you know?
Well, actually, now that you mention it,
I don't know why we call them that.
Anyway,
why don't I take you there with me?
You want to go now, at two in the morning?
No. Well, I mean, no, not tonight.
It is already two in the morning.
But tomorrow?
[engine revs]
- [Angelo] Good evening.
- [man] Good evening.
[Angelo] Girls, you want
a croissant or a grappa?
[man 2] Salvatore,
who's this kid driving around
the neighborhood in a yellow Lamborghini?
He's one of the Frattasio brothers,
the youngest.
And what do these Frattasio brothers do
to drive around in a Lamborghini?
Oh, you don't know them, Don Carmine?
They're the guys from Mixed by Erry.
The cassettes,
they're on every market stall.
They're getting pretty famous.
[Carmine] Salvatore, go and get me one.
I'm curious to hear it.
[girls laughing]
And these are the laboratories.
Well, this is one of them.
We actually have ten of these now.
And basically,
this is where I've been DJing.
Do you wanna hear something nice?
I don't hear anything.
Oh, uh, right.
["Quello che le donne non dicono" plays]
[singing in Italian]
What's this song?
They played it yesterday
at the festival in Sanremo.
Tomorrow we drop the compilation,
ten days before it releases officially.
So your Sanremo compilation
actually releases first?
[sighs]
You have a weird way of being a DJ.
In what way?
Well, I It's just, you know
Well, the music belongs
to someone else, right?
Yes. Yeah, I mean,
that's what a DJ does, right?
We take others' music and turn it
into something new for everyone.
Yes. Of course, but
But I just don't know
if a DJ makes all of these cassettes.
Actually, I don't know
how many cassettes other DJs make,
but maybe I just like to DJ in my own way.
You You don't like it? Is it bad?
[song continues]
It's good.
I'm really into it.
[pounding on door]
[pounding on door]
Damn it!
We've been looking for you forever!
What are you Doesn't matter. Go away.
I'm a little occupied. There's someone
Erry, the Lion's been looking for us.
He wants to see us. Now.
Really? He needs us now?
[sighs]
["Sweet Dreams" by Eurythmics plays]
Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree?
I travel the world and the seven seas
Everybody's looking for something
Ooh
Hah-hah-hah
Go! Go!
- Ooh
- Oh-oh-oh
Hold your head up
- Keep your head up
- Movin' on
- Hold your head up
- Movin' on
- Keep your head up
- Movin' on
- Hold your head up
- Movin' on
- Keep your head up
- Movin' on
- Hold your head up
- Movin' on
Keep your head up
You! You!
Okay, come on.
Some of them
Thank you.
Which of the three of you
is Mixed by Erry?
Um, technically all three of us,
especially if we're speaking
in terms of the business.
- If we're talking instead...
- Guys, who the f*ck is Erry?
That's him.
- Come with me. Let's go.
- Sure. Sure.
[indistinct chatter]
Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I
So you must be the famous Mixed by Erry.
the world and the seven seas
What an honor.
I've listened to a couple
of your cassettes. They're very good.
Oh, thank you.
Are you having fun?
- Enjoying the party?
- Yeah.
Yeah, very much.
I saw that there's also
Ah, yes, yes.
We have a few guests over
and a few friends visiting us.
We're young. We like to have fun.
Erry,
I'll be honest with you.
You see, lately I've had to deal
with quite a few problems.
Between my brother in jail
and these assholes at the DA
and that load of ignorant, old guys
who are the other families,
I didn't happen to hear
the latest news in the neighborhood.
The great Mixed by Erry!
No, no, thank you. Thank you, really.
I heard that things
have gotten serious for your business.
You've acquired a lot of cash.
You sell all over Italy.
No, I wouldn't say all over.
We're, uh, mostly in the south.
Uh, but you know what I've been thinking?
For me to earn what you earn,
I have to risk three life sentences.
What do you risk?
Uh, the thing that I do
is create the cassettes.
I mean, I'm really just a just a DJ.
And how many brothers?
There's three of us.
From now on, there are four of us.
There's me too.
Okay, let's not panic.
It was just an offer,
and a confusing one, by the way.
As for this thing
about the brothers in there, Erry,
three, four?
Maybe we just misunderstood
what he was saying.
All we need to do right now
is focus on the music. Worry about that.
I mean look at Polygram, you know?
Take Polygram,
back when it merged with Philips.
No one expected it, but the things
they did together were incredible.
Yeah, but I would bet that if Polygram
refused to join up with Philips,
then Philips wouldn't have k*lled them
with a hammer and screwdriver.
- What's that got to do it, Angelo?
- A lot actually.
I am trying to make
a careful, lucid analysis of the negatives
while still considering the positives.
- There are no positives.
- Whoa. You can't talk like that.
Peppe, we agreed that our independence
is most important, right?
We didn't f*cking do all this
for the first idiot
who comes along to take from us.
Carmine doesn't look like the first idiot.
How could you consider letting Carmine in
on everything we worked for,
everything we created,
all the effort we put in?
I'm considering it because I don't
see any other realistic alternatives
[upbeat music plays]
if any of us wanna keep on breathing.
[Erry] We got out of it
with a stroke of luck
because the curly-haired kid had set out
to change an age-old criminal system.
And the old families
didn't like that at all.
[reporter] Three dead and one injured
in the Neapolitan area yesterday.
Although the deadly w*r,
raging for the last few days,
has already claimed five victims
The control of dr*gs and arms trafficking
is at the root
of the m*ssacre in Marcianise,
in which four members
of the New Family were k*lled.
[reporter 2] The carnage wrought
is indicative of a brewing w*r.
- [reporter 3] These images
- [Erry] The w*r broke out that very night.
And we, along with our tapes,
were completely forgotten.
But the real trouble
was just about to begin.
[suspenseful music plays]
Who the f*ck are they?
["'O Surdato 'nnamurato"
by Enrico Cannio plays]
[singing in Italian]
NAPOLI ITALIAN CHAMPION
[crowd sings in Italian]
[pager beeping]
- Guys, we have to go.
- What are you talking about?
- The party's here!
- No, the party's over.
We need to turn around.
- You think I can do a f*cking U-turn?
- I don't care. Turn the f*ck around!
f*ck. Peppe, beep the horn, please!
- [Pasquale] Guys, excuse us!
- Guys, you gotta move for us.
All right, please! Get out of the way!
We're coming through!
[Erry] Deep down,
we knew that sooner or later,
that moment would come.
[action music plays]
This is it, guys!
We've made it on the front page.
Pirates.
That's what they call us now, pirates.
I don't understand.
What do we have to do with pirates?
I don't know. I kinda like the name.
I think it's kinda poetic.
I knew the police would show up
sooner or later.
You think this is poetry?
Tell me. Where is the poetry in this?
Do you know what a pirate looks like?
They only have one eye
and a silly hook instead of a hand.
- What do you care?
- I care.
We don't know how many labs they seized,
but your only concern
is what name they're calling us?
There's one thing I don't understand.
On what grounds can they do this?
Like, what can they do to us?
We're not doing anything illegal.
Erry, they raided three labs.
You think if everything was legal,
they'd be able to?
You know, I think we must be
in a legal grey area or something.
Plus, if we broke any real laws,
then they're few and far between.
Well, to start out,
we don't pay any taxes.
We don't have receipts
'cause we have no cash register.
You really think the problem
here's the register?
Bar Gianni's been open since the w*r.
They never had a register.
Does Gianni from Bar Gianni
drive around in a Lamborghini, Erry?
Do you have to keep fighting
about the Lamborghini?
That f*cking Lamborghini!
Oh, he just absolutely
hates that Lamborghini!
You want the truth?
This is just intimidation.
- They wanna scare us.
- It's Captain Ricciardi.
I remember him from smuggling cigarettes.
He's a real fanatic about the law.
He thinks he's a sheriff.
Fine, but what can he do?
He's just one man.
Worst case,
he just slows down our production.
Our production cannot slow down, Angelo.
They wanna wage w*r with us?
Okay, then maybe we get ready
to win the w*r.
[energetic music plays]
Plus, I'm also going to get us a register.
"All eligible capital assets in the
owner's possession may be conferred."
"It's customary. Sincerely, signed."
[Erry] We created company structures
that had a semblance of legality.
In one day, we founded Mixed by Erry SRL,
Francesca Import, Teresa SAS,
Erry Show, and TNF Services.
Our companies helped to move the capital
and were also the official interface
for business with major clients.
Ten labs were no longer enough for us.
We needed twice as many.
There are
three apartments available in total.
- If you wanna see, I can show you.
- [Angelo] What's the condo fee?
Obviously it depends which apartment
that you choose, right?
No, no. I was asking about the condo fee
for the entire building.
Tell the tenants
nobody has to pay anymore.
- We'll pay for everyone.
- Oh Jesus.
Why on earth would you pay for everyone?
Ah! So we can avoid
any questions just like that one.
Also, by the way, sir,
we'll take all three units.
[Erry] Plus another five
ready to go within an hour
in case of seizure
by the Financial Police.
And they had no intention of giving up.
[sirens blaring]
Lay down and hide
Where's the warrior?
[Erry] But by then, we were ready for w*r.
- [woman] Who's there?
- The Financial Police.
We're conducting a raid in the building.
Could you let us in please?
[Erry] The number of employees doubled.
We fed hundreds of families,
and everyone loved us.
- [woman] Hello?
- It's the Financial Police.
- Can you please open the door?
- I'm not buying anything.
You, break the f*cking door down!
Dog eat dog, leapfrog the dog
And brush me, daddy-o
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh
[metal clangs]
[engine revs]
It makes me proud
- So proud of you
- Damn it!
I see innocence shining through
It makes me proud
[Angelo] Go! Go! Go!
Let's go, gentleman! Go!
Go! Go!
All right, guys, as you can see, this one
is 50,000 times bigger than the other one.
We'll do just fine here. Trust me.
This country's counterfeiting issue,
to me, is becoming serious.
Look, you can't be
filming out here, please.
[Erry] The operations
of the Financial Police
attracted the interest of journalists.
- [reporter] This is an industry!
- [man] Yes.
We're talking
about thousands of lire here.
They're defrauding the state.
They're infringing on copyright.
Who are these pirates?
They're the ones
who've been stealing the music.
[Erry] The term "pirate"
was commonly used now.
Everyone knew how lucrative
and relatively low risk it was.
So, within a few months,
piracy increased tenfold.
- What the f*ck is he doing?
- [parking brake clicks]
[indistinct chatter]
What is all this?
All of these, sir, are cassettes.
Look here. Look.
Today we even have
the latest compilation of Sanremo.
Are you f*cking with me?
You know, Sanremo started last night.
What do you want me to say, sir?
If you want it, it's 5,000 lire.
Five thousand lire?
Yes, but the sound is perfect, huh?
I can guarantee it.
However, if you wanna save money
[Erry] Guess which was
the most pirated label in Italy.
we also have the fake one.
What do you mean the fake one?
Then what's the other one?
[sighs] Well, sir.
Sorry, but this one is an original fake.
Four is not enough for me.
You know I need at minimum seven.
Seriously? Have you gone mad?
Do you want my father-in-law to k*ll me?
No, no, no.
We're blowing things
all out of proportion here.
Come on. This is getting out of hand,
and, uh
Hold on a second, Mimmo.
Stay on the line, please.
Ricciardi, what the hell do you want?
Can't you see I'm busy?
Um, I need an arrest warrant.
And who do you need
this arrest warrant for?
For the counterfeiters of music cassettes.
You want me to arrest some kids
who are making mixtapes?
But, sir, they make a lot of 'em.
They sell 'em at the market in Naples,
and they're expanding across Italy.
We've raided 'em, but they won't stop.
We gotta arrest 'em.
They're doing it in broad daylight.
So should the guys selling contraband
cigarettes get the death sentence?
The ones selling dr*gs,
should we burn them alive?
You don't understand, sir.
This business is enormous.
They come out
with a compilation of Sanremo
while the festival is still going on.
They're being copied
by other counterfeiters
so they pass off as originals.
Nobody can tell what's real.
Let me stop you right there.
Do you have any evidence of all this?
I just told you
the market stalls are full of these tapes!
- Full!
- What do I tell the magistrate?
Let's take a nice walk along the beach.
We buy some taralli, and along the way
Maybe I didn't make myself clear.
No, Ricciardi. Do me a favor.
This morning, keep out of my sight.
- If you'll...
- [captain] Understand?
I'm currently carrying out
an extremely complicated act
of persuasion,
and if I lose focus,
I won't be able to do it.
Now get out, okay? Go! Go!
Mimmo, listen.
I just had an idea.
Tell me if you like it.
I will come in person
with ten patrols and shut you all down.
You won't even sell
a single Caff Borghetti again.
The place will be extinct.
[suspenseful music plays]
[engine starts]
[engine revs]
[tires squeal]
[man] How much longer
for my 500 copies of Antonello Venditti?
Come on! I've been here for half an hour!
We just got more in.
We'll open it now and see.
I'm sure it's all in here.
Excuse me. Do you know if Mr. Erry's
coming in this morning?
'Cause I wrote a love song.
- [Peppe] Weren't you here yesterday?
- I come every day! I wanna show him...
[man 2] Sir, excuse me.
I'd like to speak to Mr. Erry too.
- My tape. Will you listen to it?
- You wanna deliver it?
- What do you think we're gonna do?
- Where are the Latin American records?
- Erry!
- [overlapping chatter]
My dream is to be a singer. I'm here
every day. I have a beautiful voice.
- I'll sing for you.
- No!
- You can't sing in here...
- You are the greatest thing for me
- Singers turn their hurt into songs!
- Ciro, take care of this.
- You're right. That is a beautiful voice.
- [man] Thank you, sir.
- Come upstairs.
- He has a beautiful voice.
Upstairs, please. Thank you. Thank you!
Erry, please, for the 100th time,
when you come down to the desk,
you cannot talk to the singers.
If they see you, they start fighting.
No, Peppino, I feel for them. I do.
These cassettes
are the one opportunity these people get.
But, Erry, we can't be music patrons
to random singers.
We've always dealt with big Italian names
and international music.
Not amateurs. Oh, and one other thing.
Erry, no more flamenco music.
- Flamenco?
- Yes, flamenco.
Your obsession with Spanish music, Erry.
It just makes no sense at all.
That explains
all the disappearing records.
No, Peppino, listen to me.
First of all, it is not flamenco,
but it's Latin American.
Plus, secondly,
Latin American music is the future.
What future?
Everyone sees it's in Spanish,
and they don't want it.
You know what we should do?
How about a compilation of holy songs?
- Uh, a compilation of church music?
- [Peppe] Yes.
I already have five, six requests
from different parishes.
I think it's only fair
that we also meet the demands of
[silence]
Who is the mole?
The what now?
How can your Sanremo tapes
be on the shelves
when the festival
is still going on right now?
I know there's mole at RAI.
Who? I need to know.
[scoffs]
Tell me why I should say anything to you?
[laughs]
- He's funny!
- [laughs]
He's messing. He's messing.
Look at you. [chuckles]
Usually, people count to ten
before they talk to me.
- But I don't see you counting.
- No, no. Let's not escalate the situation.
First and foremost, the captain
is certainly visiting us today
as a private citizen,
as he's without a security detail
or any kind of warrant, so
Why don't we have a coffee, okay?
- Ciro, go! Come on, three coffees. Go.
- I'm asking you one more time.
Who is the g*dd*mn mole?
You really think you can intimidate us?
My whole life,
I've dealt with jerks like you,
bullies looking for an easy fight,
who can't stand
that I'm good at something.
Good at what?
You go around claiming to be a DJ,
but the truth is you're not a DJ!
You're a counterfeiter.
You have no talent whatsoever!
You're so mad that anyone from this town
is trying to do things differently!
You're only free
because I can't arrest you right now,
but I promise you that sooner or later,
I'll throw you in jail
and never let you out again!
I'm gonna send three squad cars over!
You people shouldn't even be here!
[bell jingles]
This is an illegal business.
[door closes]
[car horns honking]
[muttering]
[sniffles]
[phone keypad beeping]
Hi, Carlo.
Yes, it's a pleasure to be working
with you again on this one.
First and foremost,
I found another error here
on the list
with all of our largest clients.
Yes, take a good look at the letter M.
Like M for Monza.
Yes. Take another look at it, would you?
There's an order here of blank cassettes
totaling five billion lire
for a Mixed by Erry SRL.
Okay, but since I'm the one presenting
these documents to the CDA,
I can't personally check
each and every item on the list before
What do you mean there's no error?
Who the hell can afford to buy
five billion lire of blank cassette tapes?
[action music plays]
[man] Hey, Stefania.
Gentlemen, may I say, it is
an honor to finally meet you in person.
- You must be Erry?
- Yes.
I listened to all your compilations.
They're fantastic!
- All of us are big fans.
- Thank you.
- And you must be Peppe. A pleasure.
- Pleasure.
Arturo. And you're Angelo.
This is Carlo Pineschi,
my excellent commercial director here.
Have you guys had lunch?
I took the liberty of making
a reservation at a fish restaurant.
I know. I know.
You're probably thinking Milan, fish, hmm
Allow me to change your mind.
Do you have a car?
- Yeah.
- Follow us.
The white wines are here.
Ah! Tenuta Sant'Ignazio.
How many bottles were made this year?
[waiter] Unfortunately, this year
they made less than a hundred,
but we are lucky to have two of them.
Well then, we'll take the both of them.
This is a special occasion.
Would you like to try
a very interesting white wine?
You might not like it.
It can be a little intense,
a lot of mineral.
It's good. It's good. Bring it.
Gentlemen, if you'll allow me,
I wanna be frank with you
about why I brought you here today.
You may already be aware of this,
but our company, as well as dealing
with a number of other things,
has always been extremely interested
in new entrepreneurial opportunities,
and I have to say, quite sincerely,
that we noticed yours immediately.
I'll make it short.
It would be our pleasure
to have the privilege to be
your exclusive supplier of blank tapes.
Now hold on.
Before you give us your answer,
me and Carlo, who I can
already feel kicking me under the table
for jumping the g*n here
He hates it when I do this.
We have come up with an offer
that, to me, will be very difficult
for you to say no to.
Apologies, if we're talking business,
we need some crudits. Dario?
[Dario] Yes, sir?
Bring us the cruditis like last time?
[Dario] Yes, absolutely.
["Fade to Grey" by Visage plays]
Devenir gris
[Erry] That was Arturo Maria Barambani,
chief executive officer
of [beep] company.
A regular in the Forbes list
of the top ten highest-paid managers
in Italy.
In the next hour, he explained to us
how the single-supplier system
was the most beneficial thing
for everyone.
Revenue increases of more than 30%,
punctual, customized delivery,
huge discounts,
and an unlimited line of credit.
Ah, ah
- We fade to grey
- Fade to grey
Ah, ah
We fade to grey
Devenir gris
Well, gentlemen, it's been a pleasure.
The good Giulio
will now take you to the airport.
We'll be in touch soon.
So then, thanks for the beautiful company.
- No, thank you, sir.
- Thank you, Arturo. Thanks.
Next time, you have
to come visit us in Naples.
Absolutely. Of course I will.
- You guys go now. You have a good trip.
- [Peppe] Thank you.
[Arturo] Have a safe flight. Ciao.
Amazing! Amazing! Amazing!
Don't you get it?
They represent 70% of the market,
and now they're with us!
Tomorrow those assholes from FBC and CPwill eat their own hearts out.
It's great news! Come on!
Why aren't you happy?
Come on, Arturo.
Everyone knows what they do
with those cassettes.
I don't know a damn thing. Do you?
Did we talk about it at lunch?
We don't know anything.
We didn't talk about it.
And also, Carlo, what the hell?
We sell blank cassettes.
They're supposed to use them, aren't they?
Actually, do you wanna know
the honest truth?
To me, for 15 billion lire a year,
they could go poach
all the elephants in the world.
They could construct fields of landmines,
enrich all of the uranium on planet earth.
I don't give a sh*t!
- Fish wasn't that great.
- Hmm.
But everything else went great, right?
Seemed to me
like we got an excellent deal.
Yes, a great deal.
Do you realize that with his discount,
we'll increase turnover by at least 25%?
- Pull over for a second.
- [man] Is here okay?
- Here's good.
- [Peppe] What are you doing?
- Erry, we'll miss the flight! Enrico!
- [car horn honks]
[Peppe] Enrico!
[car horn honks]
[tires squeal]
[car horn honks]
[inspirational music plays]
Erry, I don't understand.
Have you gone crazy or wha
Erry.
- Hey.
- Hey.
- How did it go in Milan?
- It went pretty well.
I brought you a present.
What's the matter, Erry? You okay?
Yeah, I'm okay.
We made a deal
that's gonna make us a lot of money.
Except it doesn't feel good?
[sighs]
When I look back at this whole circus,
I don't know, the oysters in Milan,
the commercial director, the police
I just wanted to be a DJ.
Teresa, if I ever decided
to stop being Mixed by Erry,
would you still wanna be with me?
No, Erry. No.
First of all, because I'm still waiting
for the New Romantic tape.
And also because I really can't
keep receiving such awful presents.
You don't like the globe with the Duomo?
Well, that's strange.
I think it's quite beautiful.
- Mm.
- Ah!
Well, I wouldn't want
to ruin the the surprise,
but maybe
it's because you haven't shaken it yet.
Because when you do that,
something happens.
Everything changes.
[chuckles]
[calm music plays]
[camera clicking]
Wait just a minute, sir. Perfect.
Let's get one more photo
with the godfather, huh?
- Sir, would you step right over here?
- I'm here! I'm here! Here's the godfather!
- [camera clicks]
- [photographer] Thanks so much. [chuckles]
Hey, that's my Enrico.
Thank you again for giving me the honor
of being Carmen's godfather.
No! We're the ones who must thank you
for everything you've done for us, Arturo.
But I gotta go now. I have to be
at the airport in an hour and a half.
What do you mean? The fresh mozzarella
from Battipaglia is coming now.
- You really have to leave?
- I know. I know.
My dear friend, early tomorrow morning,
I have a meeting, a very boring one,
which I can't possibly miss,
and you know we also have
the record label to look after now.
Every now and then,
I have to show up for the whole circus,
which is also very boring.
Listen, before I go, though,
I wanted to give you a very special
present for your little Carmen.
Walter!
Oh my God, Arturo!
You really are something!
- Oh, it's beautiful!
- Ah.
It's, uh, an old man eating spaghetti.
Ah, well, it's "A Man Eating Spaghetti."
That's the proper title.
It was done
by a well-renowned, famous painter.
The name is Guttuso.
And because he d*ed a couple years ago,
the value's gonna skyrocket.
I can only imagine
how much you paid for this!
- And it's huge! Ah! Peppino! Peppe!
- Yeah?
Come and see the gift Arturo got me.
- Look here. Look.
- Wow.
- Get my stuff.
- Beautiful!
What is it? Is it an old man eating pasta?
No! No!
It's "A Man Eating Spaghetti."
It's a very famous painting.
Forgive him, Arturo.
My brother is just a little ignorant.
Well, he is a man of a certain age
who is eating What?
I'm getting dessert. Keep an eye
on the children. They're with your father.
Well, all right, excuse me.
- I have to return to Milan, Peppe.
- Safe travels, Arturo.
I'll talk to you on Monday
about that thing we said.
Girls, be good. Don't hurt Grandpa.
Do you need a break
from these little monsters?
You serious? For once I am enjoying
some time with my granddaughters.
Do you wanna stay with Grandpa, yes or no?
- Yeah.
- See, Peppe?
How about you talk to your mother?
Try to reassure her.
Every time she opens a newspaper,
all she sees is this talk of pirates,
the Financial Police, of arrests.
- She worries.
- How many times must we tell you?
We promise there's no need to worry
because there is no...
Angelo, come over,
and tell Dad everything's okay, would you?
I'm gonna go get water for the kids.
There's one Financial Police captain
trying to bust our balls.
But he can't
because we're smarter than the guy.
- I get it, but...
- Uh, who are you?
You're not the aunt from last time.
- You're a new aunt.
- Whoa! What makes you say that, honey?
Those kids,
they really are something, huh?
Uh, come on. Let's get a drink.
The girls spend
all their time with their mother.
They never see their father,
and they shut themselves away
Oh my God, she's so pretty!
She absolutely has your eyes.
They'll be blue. Look. You can tell.
Your lips too.
No, no, in my opinion,
that's Grandpa Gaetano.
Well, she looks nothing like Erry.
You know what she's got from Erry?
That look
of someone who will always be searching.
[Peppe] So let me ask you a question.
In your opinion...
Peppe, you'll talk after me.
Don't worry about it.
Okay, this man,
how old do you think he is?
You can't ask the question like that.
You're clearly giving them the answer.
- What did I say, Peppe? I just asked how...
- But you asked, "How old was this person?"
[Erry] I was giving them the answer?
How else should I have asked?
To summarize,
everything we've said is clear.
The picture is complete.
But this exclusively applies
to the Anglo-Saxon market.
In Italy, which is the scenario
we are most interested in,
the situation has features that we would
be reckless not to define as catastrophic.
- What are we talking about?
- Piracy.
- Oh, an awful thing, yeah.
- Yes, indeed.
A plague, a scourge.
[man] To begin with, we took an example
that best represents the problem.
These are all the sales,
divided by record company.
For sensitivity purposes,
we did not put the names,
but there's one
I do want to reveal to you.
By far, the biggest column
of the whole chart
belongs to an entity
that is named Mixed by Erry.
[splutters]
And they are pirates.
[man 2] Pirates?
With 27% of the market, they have become
the leading Italian label.
With peaks of 85% in southern Italy,
where Mixed by Erry
is perceived as original,
because it is in turn pirated.
[overlapping chatter]
- Huh!
- This is outrageous.
[man] These are the sales figures
for the top releases
of each record label in Italy.
And this is currently
the best-selling Mixed by Erry tape.
It is the Sanremo compilation,
which is already on the market stalls
with the festival still on TV.
- How do they do it?
- That's the question.
Well, they must have a mole inside RAI.
- Yes, exactly.
- [man] Maybe, but we can't be sure.
Or inside Sanremo itself.
What's certain is that these numbers
reflect an emergency,
and, as such, they have
been shown to the institutions,
and the Ministry of Interior
has allocated special funds,
which are available immediately,
aimed at a zero-tolerance policy
[suspenseful music plays]
Where the hell are you?
Come on, hey!
[man] Home or to the office, sir?
We're not going to either one of them.
We're going to Naples. Go!
Would you step on it! Go!
[Erry] Suddenly everything changed.
The record labels made themselves heard
and the Financial Police took action.
They revolutionized the force
by prioritizing the fight against piracy.
And they put the person who'd done
the most reporting and raiding
in charge of the new division.
Any guess as to who it was?
That's all for now.
Thank you. See you soon.
[doorbell rings]
Arturo! What are you doing here?
Enrico, I came back from Milan
just to see you.
- I need to speak with you.
- Why didn't you just use the telephone?
No, forget about the phone.
I have to talk to you right now.
Can I speak freely or is someone here?
- No. I was actually gonna go out.
- You've got to listen carefully to me.
The meeting that I went to this morning,
everybody was absolutely furious.
- What are you saying?
- The record companies!
They know everything about what you do,
and they wanna shut you down.
You guys are the best-selling
record label in all of Italy.
They've already talked to the government,
and they're allocating a ton of money.
They want to arrest you.
Do you understand what I'm saying?
Hold on. Are we really the best-selling
record label in all of Italy?
Yes, but apart from that one thing,
did you even hear a single word I said?
They're already keeping tabs
on all of your phones.
And also, what is this thing about you
having Sanremo songs
before the official release?
That was the last straw.
That pushed them over the edge.
How do you even do it?
- [Erry] Well, we...
- Whoa! Hold on! Don't tell me.
I don't even want to know. This is it!
I want you to shut everything down now.
It's over, Erry.
All the money that you've made
over the past few years
is more than enough to last your family
for the next three generations.
Arturo, do you honestly think
that this is only about the money for us?
Enrico, I'm begging.
Please. There's no more time to waste.
Your days are numbered here.
Among other things, they're coming out
with this brand-new super hi-tech stuff,
and it's definitely gonna catch on.
It's called a compact disc.
I'm told it's a disc
that gets read by some kind of laser.
It's sci-fi stuff.
Honestly, I didn't understand
a f*cking thing about it,
but it's digital, and guess what?
You can't copy it.
Enrico,
stop while you're ahead this time, please.
I'm telling you this as your friend.
And as a friend, I thank you.
But music, you can play it,
you can reproduce it,
you can even digitize it,
but you can never stop it.
I have to run now.
I have a very important appointment.
I'll give you a call on the phone, okay?
[Arturo sighs]
Uh Okay.
Hey, Don Gaetano.
Hi.
- Did he call you?
- No, not yet.
So this thing actually
gets read by a laser? Wow.
Peppe, you make it sound
like the lightsaber from Star Wars.
It's a beam of light sh**ting
on polycarbonate
that reflects off an optical sensor.
If it reflects a lot, it's one.
If it reflects little, it's zero.
That's why it's called "digital."
Listen, Barambani came to see me.
Hmm? What'd he want?
He says we're the best-selling
record label in all of Italy.
- Wait, really?
- Yeah.
- [phone rings]
- I got it, Gaetano. It's for me. For me.
- Hello?
- [Angelo] Peppe!
- [Peppe] Angelo!
- [Angelo] Peppe, can you hear me?
[Peppe] I just hear chaos.
Peppe, you have no idea
how good the food is here!
They've got this amazing spaghetti.
They make it look transparent!
It's not just the food.
They're crazy advanced here.
And none of it costs sh*t!
We can talk
about what you've been eating later.
Have you found what we need?
Yeah, like I told you,
they're crazy advanced here, man.
They've got this one thing,
something they call, um, uh
- What's that thing called?
- Uh, CLC.
CLC, something like that.
Can I get some of that dark sauce?
Thank you.
Yeah, but this thing copies CDs
like a professional did it,
and the blank CDs
are included in the costs.
Great. Buy a dozen of those,
then get on a boat, and come back
because in two weeks,
we have to be ready for Sanremo.
- [Angelo] All right.
- Okay.
- [sighs]
- So? Is he okay?
Erry, don't worry. We'll be totally fine.
They're never gonna stop us.
[sighs]
Erry, what are you doing?
Planting a decoy.
[sighs]
Hi, my love.
So listen, honey, I was thinking,
to celebrate our anniversary,
since we've always just watched it
at the house,
this year, why don't we actually go
to the festival in Sanremo?
Yeah, let's go there, me and you.
Oh, and, um, Peppino, Peppe, my brother,
Peppe Frattasio, with Francesca, his wife.
Angelo. Angelo, my brother.
The other one, not Peppe.
- The other one, Angelo Frattasio.
- [Teresa] Is everything okay?
- Why are you talking like this?
- [Erry] I'm talking normal.
I said we can all go there
and get a nice hotel
there in Sanremo,
really close to the Ariston Theatre.
You know, I've always talked
about wanting to see it in person.
[action music plays]
41ST FESTIVAL OF THE ITALIAN SONG
FEBRUARY 27-28 MARCH 1-219918:00 PM
The package has been delivered.
I repeat, the package has been delivered.
The Frattasios have arrived.
We're not leaving here
until we've found out who the mole
inside the Sanremo Festival is.
Let's trigger Operation Mike
and send the Frattasio brothers
to jail once and for all!
- The San Carlo in Naples is nicer.
- [Francesca] Yeah, it is.
She's right? As if she knows
what the San Carlo looks like!
When were you ever at the San Carlo?
[Francesca] Right, we went
for your mother's birthday.
[Peppe] Ariston is modern.
[Angelo] Let's go, guys.
It's starting soon.
You go ahead.
- Where are you going?
- I'll be there in just a minute.
[suspenseful music plays]
[man] Enrico Frattasio is approaching
a public telephone.
He's calling the mole! Come on!
Come on! Let's get on the phones.
Which phone is he making the call from?
[man] From a pay phone in the foyer.
What the f*ck?
You know that there are four pay phones.
I need the exact one
in order for us to intercept the call.
[man] He's talking to someone up there.
I can't intercept the call if I don't know
the exact phone that he's using!
If he ends the call, I'll come
and kick your ass right into the theater!
[man] It should be the first one
on the mezzanine floor.
Come on! Who's on the mezzanine floor?
Wait. What do you mean it should?
- Is it the one on the mezzanine or not?
- That's the one.
- We're connecting to it now.
- Okay, hurry up! Get it!
Check the f*cking number.
See if it's the right one.
See if it's on the list.
[man] They've just announced
the start of the evening.
They're inviting people in.
How long does it f*cking take
to intercept one shitty call?
We've got a location.
Sir, he's calling Naples.
What the f*ck do I care
if he's calling Naples?
It's a city with a million people!
I need to know
who exactly he's speaking to.
[man] Enrico's still on the phone.
I don't think
he's gonna be there for long.
We have the address. It's 181 Zite Street.
All right, 181 Zite Street!
Come on! Let's send a patrol immediately!
Go on! Send two of 'em!
- [man 2] I got it. We have the connection.
- Perfect! You said Zite Street.
[man 2] He's talking to a woman.
You said 181 Zite Street?
Yes. Yes, he's talking to a woman now.
[grunts]
He's talking to his mother.
[man 2] I can confirm, Captain. He is.
He's wishing her a good Sanremo Festival.
He called his mother's house.
[sighs]
PREMIUM SEATS
[somber music plays]
[indistinct chatter]
[Peppe] Oh, really?
[Erry] Hey. Sorry.
Erry! Come on!
Ugh.
[woman] Good evening!
- [man] Edwige Fenech!
- [Edwige] Andrea Occhipinti!
What is it?
[Andrea] Dear ladies.
[Edwige] Dear gentlemen.
Happy anniversary.
[Edwige and Andrea]
The 41st Sanremo Festival
[Edwige] starts now!
[suspenseful music plays]
We seized these boxes an hour ago.
They're all full of compilations
from Sanremo.
But it's two o'clock in the afternoon!
[officer] Which means there's bound
to be plenty more out there.
These goddam Frattasio brothers!
How do they f*cking do it?
- Actually, there's something even worse.
- Worse than this?
So they're copying compact discs too?
[officer 2] Captain!
- Sorry. Someone wants to see you.
- Who gives a sh*t?
Can't you see the mess we're in?
We have to do an inventory
of all these cassettes!
How many other cases of those discs
have we confiscated?
It's about Mixed by Erry.
[indistinct chatter]
[sighs]
So it's 250 million in Calabria
and 200 million in Sicily.
So with only Sanremo,
that's two billion lire.
And it's only four days.
With CDs,
our revenues will probably triple.
Sanremo was full of undercover agents.
They're furious at us now.
Erry, if they get pissed off,
that's their issue, not ours, you know.
Why is it our problem
if they took it personally?
Well, Pops? What do you think?
[man on radio speaks indistinctly]
That I have to be
in Piazza Garibaldi by 5:30
for the train coming from Milan.
You know, the best one.
But it's Sunday, Dad.
Do you really have to go?
[Peppe] Dad, this weekend alone,
we made two billion lire.
Can you please explain to me
why you still insist on living here
and selling fake whiskey
in Piazza Garibaldi?
Come and give me a hand. Come on.
Boys!
[man on radio speaking indistinctly]
- [Pasquale] Erry, let's go. It's late.
- [Erry] Okay.
- [Pasquale] Hurry up.
- I'm hurrying.
Brush like this.
- If you don't iron it first, how can I?
- What do you mean? Brush.
Wait a second. Wait.
Dad, the tea is always the same.
We always do what you told us!
- Don't talk back to me.
- [Erry] Whoa.
[Peppe] Okay, I won't talk back.
- I get it, I'm not talking back.
- You need to add more water and shut up.
This is me, I'm not talking back.
- Here. See? I'm adding more water.
- That's too much! Hey!
How is this any different, Dad?
Your bottles always end up diluted.
[speaking indistinctly]
[sentimental music plays]
[Erry] Arturo made a deal
for some sort of immunity
in exchange for information about us.
And he had a lot of information.
From the holding-company system
we bought the tapes with
to the locations of a bunch of our labs.
Invoices, purchase orders.
Even staff management,
which was obviously all off the books.
- [door closes]
- [keys jangle]
[guard] Frattasio?
Frattasio!
There's a package for you from your wife.
Oh, yeah.
It's a suit to wear for the trial.
Thank you.
[man] Listen, Erry, it's very simple.
Remember, this is the first hearing.
They have absolutely nothing on you.
So we deny everything.
The cassettes, the piracy.
We know nothing about it. [chuckles]
Do you, um
Do you happen to know anyone
who knows anything
anything having to do
with the treaty in Maastricht?
What are you saying?
Do you know
what they're deciding in Maastricht?
Erry, please, listen to me.
We can't lose focus.
We won't have to say anything
in court today.
When the judge calls on us
asking us how we plead,
we will only say one word, right?
Innocent.
Erry, are you listening to me?
Yes, yes. I heard you. Of course.
We're going to plead innocent.
[sighs]
Yeah, that's right.
Innocent.
[judge] So let's begin.
The Italian State vs. Giuseppe Frattasio,
Angelo Frattasio, and Enrico Frattasio.
The defendants are charged with
criminal conspiracy in various aspects,
which are counterfeiting,
the possession and smuggling
of music tapes and compact discs.
Come on.
All thanks to the ownership
of means, premises,
and equipment for the reproduction
and the duplication
of copyrighted material
at a level that was considered
to be professional.
Defendant Enrico Frattasio.
[sighs]
[judge] How do you plead?
[dramatic music plays]
Frattasio, answer us.
How do you plead then?
Guilty or innocent?
[whispers] Erry.
Erry?
Psst.
Erry.
[somber music plays]
I, uh
I am a DJ.
["'O DJ (DON'T GIVE UP)"
by LIBERATO plays]
ENRICO, PEPPE, AND ANGELO WERE SENTENCED
TO 4 YEARS AND 6 MONTHS IMPRISONMENT.
THEIR ASSETS WERE CONFISCATED.
AFTER THE EVENTS, THE FPM
(FEDERATION AGAINST MUSIC PIRACY)
WAS FOUNDED IN ITALY TO PROTECT COPYRIGHAND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
TODAY ENRICO FRATTASIO
MAKES AND DISTRIBUTES GIFT BOXES.
OCCASIONALLY,
HE CONTINUES TO PERFORM AS A DJ.
THE FRATTASIO BROTHERS DUPLICATED
MORE THAN 180 MILLION TAPES.
Okay, Erry, listen to me here
because I did something
to set us up for life.
I had someone take the money.
We have to keep our voices down.
I had it buried,
and then had tennis courts built above it
so that no one will move it.
In ten years, the lease expires,
and the land becomes available.
Of course,
we don't give a damn about tennis,
so we go, we dig it up,
and we get back all of our 30 billion.
- What's the problem?
- Angelo, "What's the problem?"
This is the problem! Look!
[indistinct chatter]
MAASTRICHT TREATY SIGNED
THE EURO WILL REPLACE
12 COUNTRIES' CURRENCIES
Erry, this isn't a problem.
This is bullshit someone wrote.
Do you really think
they can just change the money overnight?
- No, I think it's bullshit too.
- Bullshit?
Please listen to me.
Did you even read what it says?
Erry, so what? You're gonna trust
everything in the paper?
You think
they're gonna release a new model?
We won't be able to do anything?
"Too bad, you have the old money!"
Come on!
[overlapping chatter]
["'O DJ (Don't Give Up)"
by LIBERATO plays]
[singing in Neapolitan]
BASED ON THE TRUE STORY
OF ENRICO, GIUSEPPE, AND ANGELO FRATTASIO
[song ends]
[sighs]
Um, hello?
You okay? You hear me clear?
Do you remember what you have to do?
Yes, of course I remember.
Just like last year.
I just press the two buttons.
That's all I have to do.
- [Erry] Right. Enjoy Sanremo, Mom.
- All right, you too. Have fun.
And please be careful.
- [Erry] Okay. Bye, Mom.
- Okay, take care.
[man on TV speaking Italian]
- What did he say?
- Nothing.
They're all at the show tonight.
I don't know why they wanted to go there.
The cold weather, fancy clothes.
Because they're crazy.
They're always like this.
Don't worry about it.
[man on TV] Oh no, I'm sorry.
That is not the correct...
Wait a minute. There. It's starting!
Hold on. Hold on.
- [hosts] The 41st Sanremo Festival!
- What is it? Rec and play.
[Edwige] Thank you.
Listen, I'm telling you.
This is the last year we go through this.
I'm sick of having
this huge mess in the house.
Yes, you're right.
It's too much dust.
every single year.
[disco music plays]
[electronic music plays]
Mixed by Erry (2023)
Moderator: Maskath3