The Immortal Ending Explained [SPOILER!]

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After reuniting with his first mentor Bruno and receiving his latest mission, an exiled Ciro is left to fearlessly confront whatever comes his way, navigating a new chapter of gang warfare while grappling with devastating memories of loss and trauma. Weaving between his past as an orphan in Naples’ cruel underworld and present as a hardened, cunning assassin with nothing left to lose, Ciro is plunged into the cold, dark depths of a world where immortality is just another form of damnation.

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The Immortal Plot Summary and Synopsis

Following being near fatally shot by Gennaro Savastano on a boat in the Gulf of Naples, Ciro Di Marzio is rescued and given incognito medical care. He is then employed by crime boss Don Aniello Pastore who has links to the Russian mob in Latvia, run by Yuri Dobeshenko, who are at odds with indigenous Latvian gangs.

Ciro moves to Latvia to become Pastore’s negotiator with Dobeshenko, after which he is kidnapped by a Latvian gang which demands the Italians sell cocaine to them instead.

Ciro becomes reacquainted with his childhood mentor Bruno who, under the auspices of Pastore, processes imported clothing to resell as ‘designer labels’, and acts as a go-between with Ciro. Bruno provides accommodation for Ciro with his gang family, which includes Virgilio and his wife Vera.

Ciro ostensibly drives drugs to a meeting with the Latvians. However, the consignment contains Russians who kill most of the Latvians, the drugs being delivered by Bruno to Dobeshenko. Bruno’s family questioned the safety of processing large quantities of cocaine, but saw they had no choice, especially after Ciro provided a large Russian payment while stating that Bruno’s family would work for him, not Pastore. Virgilio brought news of a worsening situation in Naples, but the continued security of Gennaro Savastano. Ciro, when questioned, explained he asked Gennaro to shoot him.

A year later, while Bruno told Ciro he had decided to return to Naples, a further shipment of drugs is stolen under force by the Latvians, Bruno counselling no resistance during the raid at which four of his men were killed. Dobeshenko said the loss was Ciro’s responsibility and that he should retrieve the drugs. To make his point, Dobeshenko shot Virgilio dead, and threatened to shoot all Bruno’s family.

Ciro takes Bruno to negotiate with the Latvians, telling them he has switched sides. He returns and counsels caution to Bruno’s gang’s wives, and asks for Vera’s help. Ciro again takes Bruno to meet the Latvians, they driving together in car convoy; the Latvian cars explode.

Ciro tells Bruno that he knew it was he who helped set up the Latvian raid. Bruno expresses his resentment of Ciro for everything he became that he didn’t. Ciro tells of his bitterness over Bruno causing the death of Stella, Bruno’s girlfriend, but refuses to kill him, this being too easy.

A Dobeshenko convoy arrived, with Vera as hostage. Vera was released, and Bruno walked into the woods. Dobeshenko says enemies should always be killed; Ciro shoots him, telling Dobeshenko’s bodyguards there are now no bosses, with which they acquiesce.

The Immortal Ending

Later, Ciro receives the head of Don Aniello Pastore, and a car arrives with Gennaro Savastano; he and Ciro walk toward each other.

The Immortal Flashbacks

Throughout the film are flashbacks to Ciro’s early life in Naples. Ciro had been rescued as a baby from the 1980 Naples earthquake in which his family had been killed. As a child he was sent to an orphanage, falling under the influence of Bruno, a small time criminal who controlled a street gang of child thieves, and collaborated with Neapolitan gangster and smuggler ‘Blackbird’.

Bruno, dissatisfied with his rewards from Blackbird, became enthusiastic when given a role in smuggling cigarettes. Because of his precocious talent, and affection for him, Bruno invited Ciro to watch his girlfriend, Stella (‘The Angel’) sing at a club restaurant. Ciro became infatuated with her.

During a smuggling operation for Blackbird, Bruno’s speedboats were chased by police, with Ciro and Bruno in one of the boats. Ciro sacrificed himself and saved the run by jumping into the water, the pursuers stopping to save him. Blackbird expressed his appreciation of Ciro, and his displeasure of Bruno who endangered his smuggling.

On a later smuggling run Bruno unloaded contraband for his own use as an answer to Blackbird’s slights. Realizing his mistake and a need to apologize he sent Ciro to invite Blackbird to a meeting, at which Blackbird was ambushed. Later, in retaliation for the ambush, Stella was gunned down in front of Ciro.

Returning to Secondigliano, Ciro was met by Attilio , who invited him to meet Don Pietro Savastano.

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