Ultrà

Ultrà (1991) is an Italian drama directed by Ricky Tognazzi you can watch online on iFILM. The setting is the Brigate Veneno — AS Roma's ultras firm — in the tense days running up to a prestige fixture against Juventus.

Principe has just walked out of prison to find his world rearranged. His best friend Red has taken command of the crew and started something with Principe's girlfriend. The two men couldn't be less alike — Principe all volatility, Red all calculation — and their friction spreads through the whole group like a lit fuse. When a young member named Smilzo is killed in a street fight with rival fans, Red knows exactly where the blame sits. Claudio Amendola and Ricky Memphis play the collision as a study in how different kinds of loyalty destroy a shared cause.

Tognazzi made the film at a moment when terrace violence was background noise rather than a headline — and that matter-of-fact atmosphere is what gives it a rawness later entries in this genre can't replicate. Stream Ultrà online on iFILM.