Don't Be Bad — Movie Quotes

Derived from common parental admonishment, it echoes throughout the film as a plea for the characters to retain some shred of humanity.

The title serves as an ironic mantra. In the context of the film, it represents the simplistic moral advice adults give to children, which becomes tragically complex when applied to adults trapped in a brutal, systemic poverty.

Often used in promotional materials and reviews to describe the film's relationship to Amore Tossico and L'odore della notte.

This quote frames the film's historical importance as the final chapter of a trilogy and the end of an era for the Roman subproletariat.

Said during one of the early scenes of drug use and partying in Ostia.

Expresses the hedonistic nihilism of the characters before their paths diverge; a refusal to accept the boredom of a worker's life.