Le Traître

Titre original : Il traditore

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'The Traitor' starts in the early 1980's, when 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 Casa Nostra.

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La vie de Tommaso Buscetta, le soi-disant "boss des deux mondes", le premier informateur de la mafia sicilienne dans les années 1980.La vie de Tommaso Buscetta, le soi-disant "boss des deux mondes", le premier informateur de la mafia sicilienne dans les années 1980.La vie de Tommaso Buscetta, le soi-disant "boss des deux mondes", le premier informateur de la mafia sicilienne dans les années 1980.

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14 k

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Récompenses
- 27 victoires et 37 nominations au total

Anecdotes
Giovanni Montinaro, son of Judge Giovanni Falcone's chief of security, strongly opposed the film, criticizing the choice of releasing it on the anniversary of the murder of his father and of the others involved in the attack. He let it go when Pierfrancesco Favino told him that the date was chosen by the production precisely as a way to pay homage to Falcone, his wife and his security detail, killed that day in 1992.

Gaffes
A scene set in Miami, FL, USA, shows hills in the background. There are no hills anywhere close to Miami.

Citations
Tommaso Buscetta: Riina used to say better to command than to fuck.For me it's the opposite.

Connexions
Referenced in Il était une fois...: Le Traître (2022)

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Written and Performed by Nils Frahm

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7/10

The real mafia........

Everyone has, of course, heard of the mafia but what and who these people are, remains hidden behind lurid headlines and sensational films.

The Traitor offers an insight into who these people really are, their motivations, ambitions and the structure of the organisation, headed by a commission.

What becomes clear is how tribal, loosely cohesive at best and brutal this group is. It underscores too, the fragility, of the judicial system in Italy. Law enforcement and judges intimidated by these groups and politicians potentially collaborating with them. Small wonder they became so powerful.

This film is inherently interesting, made more so by stellar performances, that are simple and honest. There is no pretension here, just an insight into the troubled and tortured life of a man who decided to expose the vicious criminal organisation he once served.

One notable downside is because of the breadth of ambition of this film, covering decades, it can be difficult to follow at times. Making the viewer work to keep up with what happening to who, when and why.

Nonetheless compelling viewing. 7/10 from me.