L'oro di Scampia (The Gold of Scampia) is based on a true story, adapted from Gianni Maddaloni's book, La mia vita sportiva (My Life in Sports). Scampia is a suburb made up of massive public housing blocks north of Naples. Camorra criminals rule the area and make life very difficult for Enzo Capuano, a hospital worker, who runs a Judo school in his spare time. Against all odds, Enzo is mostly successful in keeping kids from joining the Camorra, and sees his son, Toni, win the gold medal in Judo at the Olympics in Sydney. Toni's name in real life is Pino Maddaloni.
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Adv-Intermediate
Italy Neapolitan
When all seems lost, it's time to get up off the mat and fight back.
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Adv-Intermediate
Italy Neapolitan
There's an arrest, which is something positive, but there's sadness surrounding Leda.
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Adv-Intermediate
Italy Neapolitan
Toni and Enzo are ready to leave for Sydney. If Toni doesn't win, will people remember him?
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Adv-Intermediate
Italy Neapolitan
Will the azzurro Toni (azzurro, literally the blue, is a nickname for several Italian national sport teams) get his gold medal? Will Leda let herself be helped? At this point, we can only hope.
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Adv-Intermediate
Italy Neapolitan
See how things work out for Enzo, Toni, Leda, Felice, and the people of Scampia. Here's the true story. Let us know if you would like a transcription and/or translation.
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