Journal of Italian Cinema and Media Studies· 2026Q2
Death in Duisburg: Italian crime fiction and the transnational evolution of a southern archetype
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Short summary
Italian crime fiction narratives inspired by the 2007 Duisburg massacre blend classical brigandage with emigration's impact on southern Italian culture.
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Key points
- The Duisburg massacre of 2007 marked the first time the Italian mafia exported its vendetta internationally.
- The incident inspired multiple Italian cinematic and TV productions.
- These narratives employ a formula combining classical Italian brigandage with the cultural impact of emigration.
- The analysis focuses on 'Una vita tranquilla', 'Gomorrah: The Series' (S2E2), and 'Duisburg: Line of blood'.
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Abstract
As the first-ever case of a southern Italian mafia exporting its vendetta to another country, the Duisburg massacre of 2007, a conflict involving two rival ‘ndrangheta clans, shocked the European public. Because of its cultural prominence, the incident inspired many cinematic and TV narratives. This article analyses three recent Italian productions inspired by the Duisburg massacre: Una vita tranquilla ( A Quiet Life ) (); Gomorra: La serie ( Gomorrah: The Series ) – Season 2, Episode 2: ‘Lacrime e sangue’ (‘Blood and Tears’) (2016) and Duisburg : Linea di sangue (‘Duisburg: Line of blood’) (). This article uncovers a formula behind the common narrative model of a war between feuding mafias that mixes echoes of the classical Italian brigantaggio and the effects of emigration on southern Italian traditional culture.
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