The Traitor

Unrated

10/2/20192h 31m

Premiere Release (US)

~ The true story about the man who brought down the Mafia ~

Overview:

Palermo, Sicily, 1980. Mafia member Tommaso Buscetta decides to move to Brazil with his family fleeing the constant war between the different clans of the criminal organization. But when, after living several misfortunes, he is forced to return to Italy, he makes a bold decision that will change his life and the destiny of Cosa Nostra forever.

Director:

Marco Bellocchio

Status:

Released

Language:

Italian

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

rome, italy
palermo, sicily
based on true story
sicilian mafia
italian history
1980s
1990s
cosa nostra
anti-mafia
trial witness
2000s
pentito
omertá
mafia trial
mafia war

Cast

Pierfrancesco Favino

~ as ~

Tommaso Buscetta

Maria Fernanda Cândido

~ as ~

Maria Cristina de Almeida

Fabrizio Ferracane

~ as ~

Pippo Calò

Fausto Russo Alesi

~ as ~

Giovanni Falcone

Luigi Lo Cascio

~ as ~

Salvatore Contorno

Bruno Cariello

~ as ~

Alfonso Giordano

Giovanni Calcagno

~ as ~

Tano Badalamenti

Rosario Palazzolo

~ as ~

Giovanni De Gennaro

Nicola Calì

~ as ~

Totò Riina

Vincenzo Pirrotta

~ as ~

Luciano Liggio

View full cast & crew

Reviews (1)

SWITCH.
Written 4 year(s) ago
7
Despite the intimidating sprawl of its narrative, 'The Traitor' presents an interesting knot of a character for the audience to unravel as they watch the confessions of a traitor revealing the mafia's darkest secrets.
- Jake Watt
Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-the-traitor-crime-and-punishment-in-sicily