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The Traitor

2019-05-23 · 151 min · ★ 7.6

Drama · Crime · Thriller

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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Directors
Marco Bellocchio
Production companies
IBC MOvie, Kavac Film, The Match Factory, Gullane Entretenimento, Canal+, Ciné+, Ad Vitam Production, RAI, ARTE, ZDF, Telecine, Canal Brasil, ARTE, RAI Cinema
Countries
Brazil, France, Germany, Italy
Status
Released

Top Cast

Pierfrancesco FavinoPierfrancesco FavinoTommaso Buscetta
Maria Fernanda CândidoMaria Fernanda CândidoMaria Cristina de Almeida
Fabrizio FerracaneFabrizio FerracanePippo Calò
Fausto Russo AlesiFausto Russo AlesiGiovanni Falcone
Luigi Lo CascioLuigi Lo CascioSalvatore Contorno
Bruno CarielloBruno CarielloAlfonso Giordano
Giovanni CalcagnoGiovanni CalcagnoTano Badalamenti
Rosario PalazzoloGiovanni De Gennaro
Nicola CalìNicola CalìTotò Riina
Vincenzo PirrottaVincenzo PirrottaLuciano Liggio
Pier Giorgio BellocchioPier Giorgio BellocchioCesare
Michelangelo Cicirello
Gabriele CicirelloGabriele CicirelloBenedetto Buscetta
Paride CicirelloParide CicirelloAntonio Buscetta
Goffredo Maria BrunoStefano Bontate
Ludovico CaldareraSalvatore Cancemi
Alessio PraticòAlessio PraticòScarpuzzedda
Bebo StortiBebo StortiFranco Coppi
Federica ButeraSilvana Buscetta
Alberto GottusoGiuseppe Inzerillo

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