The Intruder

The Intruder

Directed by Leonardo Di Costanzo

Produced by Tempesta, RAI

201795 min6.2 / 10

A morally complex drama about a social worker's impossible choice between protecting vulnerable people and safeguarding her life's work against organized crime.

Naples. Present day. Giovanna, a combative 60-year-old social worker on the frontline of the daily war against pervasive criminality, is confronted, like a modern Antigone, with a moral dilemma that threatens to destroy her work and her life. Giovanna runs an after-school centre that takes care of underprivileged children; a grassroots alternative to the mafia dominance of the city. But one day, young Maria, wife of a ruthless Camorra criminal on the run, and her two children take refuge at the centre, and ask Giovanna for protection.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Intruder sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is The Intruder scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is The Intruder violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does The Intruder end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Intruder easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

33/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity81

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise8

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Intruder

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Intruder

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Intruder, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Intruder, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Intruder, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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