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

2019

2h 31m

7.7(1371 votes)

Drama

Crime

Thriller

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.

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Cast & Crew

90 members

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Pierfrancesco Favino

Tommaso Buscetta

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Maria Fernanda Cândido

Maria Cristina de Almeida

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Fabrizio Ferracane

Pippo Calò

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Fausto Russo Alesi

Giovanni Falcone

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Luigi Lo Cascio

Salvatore Contorno

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Bruno Cariello

Alfonso Giordano

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Giovanni Calcagno

Tano Badalamenti

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Rosario Palazzolo

Giovanni De Gennaro

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Nicola Calì

Totò Riina

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Vincenzo Pirrotta

Luciano Liggio

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Pier Giorgio Bellocchio

Cesare

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Michelangelo Cicirello

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Gabriele Cicirello

Benedetto Buscetta

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Paride Cicirello

Antonio Buscetta

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Goffredo Maria Bruno

Stefano Bontate

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Ludovico Caldarera

Salvatore Cancemi

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Alessio Praticò

Scarpuzzedda

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Bebo Storti

Franco Coppi

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Federica Butera

Silvana Buscetta

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Alberto Gottuso

Giuseppe Inzerillo

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Pippo Di Marca

Giulio Andreotti

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Ada Nisticò

Alessandra Buscetta

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Matteo Contino

Salvatore Inzerillo

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Aurora Peres

Bontate's Wife

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Simona Distefano

Unknown Role

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Elia Schilton

TV Journalist

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Maria Amato

Melchiorra Buscetta

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Nunzia Lo Presti

Riina's Wife

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Edoardo Strano

Father Battesimo

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Jonas Bloch

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Nicola Siri

Unknown Role

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Rainer Cadete

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Luciano Quirino

Unknown Role

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Edoardo Russo de Ornellas

Tommaso Jr.

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Francesco Emanuele Chinnici

Giuseppe Floglietta

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Antonio Orlando

Michele

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Giovanni Crozza Signoris

Tommaso Buscetta (18 Years)

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Tatu La Vecchia

Friar Giacinto

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Sergio Pierattini

Bunker Rebibbia Court President

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Raffaella Lebboroni

Rebibbia Court Attorney

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Marco Gambino

Procurator General Pajno

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Letizia Porcaro

Serafina Buscetta

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Vincenzo Ferrera

Attorney Costa

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Domenico Minà

Attorney Marantonio

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Domenico Gennaro

Ercolano's Attorney

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Carlo Ferreri

Bona's Attorney

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Paolo La Bruna

Favaro's Attorney

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Gabriele Arena

Domeniddio's Attorney

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Antonio Silvia

Liggio's Attorney

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Fabrizio Romano

Maxi Trial Attorney #1

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Roberto Burgio

Maxi Trial Attorney #2

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Matteo Sicuro

Gancemi's Attorney

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Claudio Collovà

Gotti's Attorney

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Giovanni Vettorazzo

Perugia Court President

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Michele Celeste

Antonio Rotolo

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Salvo Scuderi

Tommaso Spadaro

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Miriam Previati

Cesare's Wife

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Turi Di Maria

Vincenzo Buscetta

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Mario Gioè

Benny Buscetta

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Vince Cannizzaro

Pietro Buscetta

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Pietro Pace

Arresting Calò Police Commissioner

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Dino Santoro

USA Pizzeria Singer

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Larry Kapust

USA Client

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Virgilio Rattoballi

Defendant Burruano

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Quinzio Quiescenti

Defendant Sinagra

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Dario Muratore

Defendant Ercolano

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Raffaella D'Avella

Felicia Baucio

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Cinzia Susino

Nightmare Woman

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Chiaraluce Fiorito

Maxi Trial Standing Woman #1

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Viviana Militello

Maxi Trial Standing Woman #2

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Marta Limoli

Maxi Trial Standing Woman #3

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Annamaria Spina

Maxi Trial Standing Woman #4

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Tiziana Cuticchio

Maxi Trial Standing Woman #5

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Leo Wainer

Brazilian Priest

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Iran Meu Nêgo

Brazilian Bodyguard

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André Lamoglia

Felipe

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Wagner Brant

Brazilian Subsecretary

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Kenny Alberti

Stefano's Godmother

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Andé Melo

Brazilian Police Officer #1

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Bruno D'Elia

Brazilian Police Officer #2

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Douglas Rodrigues

Brazilian Police Officer #3

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Joel Tavares

Brazilian Police Officer #4

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Vitor Ferrade

Brazilian Police Officer #5

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Kael Ferrari

Stefano (2 Years)

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Oliver Oliveira

Stefano (2 Years)

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Lorenzo Kauthecher

Stefano (6 Months)

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Sofia Medeiros

Stefano (6 Months)

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Rosaria Costa Schifani

Self (archive footage)

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Tommaso Buscetta

Self (archive footage)

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Marilina Marino

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