Crossing Europe

The Traitor

2 hr. 33 min. | Drama, Crime, Biographical | N-16

"I have to tell what I know."

In the early 1980’s, an all out war rages between Sicilian mafia bosses. Tommaso Buscetta, a made man, flees to hide out in Brazil. Arrested and then extradited by the Brazilian police, Buscetta makes a decision that will change the entire story of the Mafia: He decides to meet with Judge Falcone and betray the eternal vow he made to the Cosa Nostra.

Marco Bellocchio

Marco Bellocchio

Marco Bellocchio was born in Piacenza, Italy in 1939. In 1959 he suspended his studies in philosophy at the Catholic University in Milan. M. Bellocchio made several shorts and then transferred to London, where he attended the Slade School of Fine Arts. His films were presented and awarded in the biggest international film festivals. In 2011 he received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice International Film Festival.
Languages
Italian
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Original title
Il Traditore
Produced
2019: Italy, France, Germany, Brazil

Film information

Director
Marco Bellocchio
Producers
Beppe Caschetto, Simone Gattoni, Michael Weber, Viola Fügen, Alexandra Henochsberg, Fabiano Gullane, Caio Gullane
Screenplay
Marco Bellocchio, Ludovica Rampoldi, Valia Santella, Francesco Piccolo
Music
Nicola Piovani
Cinematography
Vladan Radovic
Cast
Pierfrancesco Favino, Maria Fernanda Candido, Luigi Lo Cascio
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