Una vita violenta (internationally released as Violent Life) is a 1961 Italian drama film by Paolo Heusch and Brunello Rondi, at his directorial debut.

[2] The film tells the story of a group of young adults who live in a township of the poorest and most disreputable neighborhoods of Rome.

Tomasso is a youth who lives at the expense of others, like all his other companions, stealing cars, and wasting time and occasionally terrorizing complete strangers.

Returning home, Tomasso gets engaged to the beautiful Irene and also decides to join the Communist Party to please her father.

However, he resumes smoking cigarettes and risks his life, while taking altruistic action on behalf of a complete stranger in a driving rainstorm.