Review of Gomorrah (2008) by Jordon J — 09 Aug 2009

This film is fantastic,its made and shot so well,its extremely unbelievable filmmaking and the story is so raw,real,and powerful this film in my books is a must see!!!

This review of Gomorrah (2008) was written by Jordon J on 09 Aug 2009.

Gomorrah has generally received positive reviews.

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