The Traitor

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.

Keywords

  • Cannes: En compétition
  • Courtroom Movies
  • David di Donatello
  • Festival de Cannes
  • Film Fest Gent (home)
  • Focus: Pierfrancesco Favino
  • Gangster Life
  • Italian Cinema
  • Mafia & Cinema
  • The Sooner team's favorites: Pierre
  • Viva l'Italia !

Actors

  • Pierfrancesco Favino
  • Maria Fernanda Cândido
  • Fabrizio Ferracane
  • Fausto Russo Alesi
  • Luigi Lo Cascio

Director

  • Marco Bellocchio

Drama, Crime

2h 25min

-16

IT

FR

NL

Brazil
France
Germany
Italy
2019
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.

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.


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