The Ruthless (Italian: Lo spietato) is a 2019 Italian-French crime drama film directed by Renato De Maria and starring Riccardo Scamarcio.

[2] At the age of sixteen, Santo Russo leaves Calabria with his mother and younger brother to join his father, a former member of the 'Ndrangheta who was expelled from the organization due to a transgression.

The family settles in Romano Banco, a suburb of Milan, where Santo begins working as a porter and befriends Mario Barbieri, the son of the local deli owner.

However, Santo finds himself surrounded by key figures in Milan's criminal underworld, including 'Ndrangheta affiliates from his hometown, operating under the control of the powerful Gaetani family.

There, he befriends "Slim", another young Calabrian inmate serving time for robberies, forging a strong relationship that evolves into a partnership in criminal ventures.