2004, Running time: 94min
Directed by Adrea & Antonio Frazzi and starring Arturo Paglia, Gianluca Di Gennaro & Carmine Recano
Winner - Grand Prize - 2004 Karlovy International Film Festival

Eleven-year-old Neapolitan orphan Rosario (impressive newcomer Gianluca Di Gennaro) lives in the suburbs with his bedridden grandmother. He and his two pals drink, smoke, steal and generally imitate the worst of the adult world around them. The posse's regular hangout, the pool hall Las Vegas, is also the stomping ground of the local underworld, and this contact leads to devastating consequences for Rosario. In CERTAIN CHILDREN, directors Andrea & Antonio Frazzi trace Rosario's tragic trajectory, from petty crime to his becoming a junior hit man for the mob (a "baby killer").  This powerful, nuanced film recently won top prize at the Karlovy International Film Festival and its impact has been compared to the award-winning CITY OF GOD.