Mafia Is Not What It Used to Be

2019 1h 51m IT

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7.6

BANGER

★7.6TMDB · 53

Documentary

Synopsis

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Palermo, Sicily, Italy, 2017. Twenty-five years after the murders of anti-mafia judges Giovanni Falcone, on May 23, 1992, and Paolo Borsellino, on July 19, 1992; and on the occasion of the tributes held in memory of both heroes, skeptical photographer Letizia Battaglia, chronicler of their titanic combat, criticizes the opportunism of shady characters who, like businessman Ciccio Mira, profit from the commemoration of both tragedies.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Franco Maresco
Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice)
Letizia Battaglia
Self - Photographer
Ciccio Mira
Self - Event Manager
Matteo Mannino
Self - Event Producer
Cristian Miscel
Self - Singer
Franco Zecchin
Self - Photographer
Attilio Bolzoni
Self - Journalist
Davide Chianello
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Franco Maresco
Writers: Claudia Uzzo, Francesco Guttuso, Franco Maresco
Languages: Italian
Countries: Germany, Italy

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Germany, Italy.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Franco Maresco, shot by Tommaso Lusena de Sarmiento. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Francesco Guttuso shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Franco Maresco and Letizia Battaglia and Ciccio Mira carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt10673846 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 53 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Franco Maresco directs. Tommaso Lusena de Sarmiento behind the camera. Francesco Guttuso cuts. Produced in Germany, Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

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1Released 7 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Germany, Italy.
3Directed by Franco Maresco, shot by Tommaso Lusena de Sarmiento. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Francesco Guttuso shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Franco Maresco and Letizia Battaglia and Ciccio Mira carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt10673846 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 53 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 13 themes, including "secret organization", "black humor", "palermo, sicily", "social satire".