Summary:In the early 1980’s, an all out war rages between Sicilian mafia bosses over the heroin trade. Tommaso Buscetta, a made man, flees to hide out in Brazil. Back home, scores are being settled and Buscetta watches from afar as his sons and brother are killed in Palermo, knowing he may be next. Arrested and extradited to Italy by the BrazilianIn the early 1980’s, an all out war rages between Sicilian mafia bosses over the heroin trade. Tommaso Buscetta, a made man, flees to hide out in Brazil. Back home, scores are being settled and Buscetta watches from afar as his sons and brother are killed in Palermo, knowing he may be next. Arrested and extradited to Italy by the Brazilian police, Buscetta makes a decision that will change everything for the Mafia: He decides to meet with Judge Giovanni Falcone and betray the eternal vow he made to the Cosa Nostra.…Expand
Bellocchio at his best here. The cast is also stellar in this film. An outstanding performance by Pierfrancesco Favino who plays here in the same league as Daniel Day Lewis you saw in "There Will Be Blood", though its role is different. The other members of the cast are also fantastic, LuigiBellocchio at his best here. The cast is also stellar in this film. An outstanding performance by Pierfrancesco Favino who plays here in the same league as Daniel Day Lewis you saw in "There Will Be Blood", though its role is different. The other members of the cast are also fantastic, Luigi Lo Cascio in particular. Marco Bellocchio is truly in a state of grace in this film that really borders on perfection.…Expand
This is a very watchable long film with very developed and colorful characters, told mostly though the events and perspective of one character. There is a lot well-done of inter-personal drama as is typical for Italian films. The use of titles to drop the viewer into different places andThis is a very watchable long film with very developed and colorful characters, told mostly though the events and perspective of one character. There is a lot well-done of inter-personal drama as is typical for Italian films. The use of titles to drop the viewer into different places and times is clumsy. Despite the enormity of events, the film never achieves any kind of epic quality.…Expand