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2019 | B/N | 150:00

Set in the early 1980s, with the war between Sicilian Mafia bosses in full swing, Tommaso Buscetta, a member of the Cosa Nostra, flees Italy and goes into hiding in Brazil. During his exile, his clan is murdered in a settling of scores. Buscetta is arrested and extradited to Italy. Then he makes a decision that will change the history of the mafia: he will betray the oath he made to the Cosa Nostra.


Country: Brasil, Alemania, Francia, Italia
Direction: Bellocchio; Marco
Script: Rampoldi; Ludovica, Piccolo; Francesco, Santella; Valia, Bellocchio; Marco
Production: Merkt; Michel, Weber; Michael, Gajos; Gregory, Henochsberg; Alexandra, Gullane; Fabiano, Gullane; Caio, Fügen; Viola, Caschetto; Beppe
Photography: Radovic; Vladan
Sound: Lima; Evandro, Di Lorenzo; Adriano, Carito; Gaetano
Music: Piovani; Nicola
Cast:Maria Fernanda Cândido, Fabrizio Ferracane, Luigi Lo Cascio, Nicola Calì, A, Elia Schilton, Paride Cicirello, Gabriele Cicirello, Goffredo Bruno, Vicenzo Pirrotta, Alberto Storti, Bruno Cariello, Giovanni Calcagno, Favino; Pierfrancesco, Russo Alesi; Fausto
Art direction: Dicillo; Domenico
Participation year at FICM: 2019

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