Shooting the Mafia
7.1 / 10
94 minutes
2019-11-22
Italian
IE
Actors :
Letizia Battaglia, Mariachiara Di Trapani, Eduardo Rebulla, Santi Caleca, Franco Zecchin, Roberto Timperi, Cristina Rajola, Luciano Leggio, Giovanni Falcone, Tommaso Buscetta, Paolo Borsellino, Rosaria Costa Schifani, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Totò Riina, Bernardo Provenzano
Description
Sicilian photojournalist Letizia Battaglia began a long battle against the ruthless Cosa Nostra when she first photographed the sinister scene of a brutal murder. Documenting the barbaric rule of the Italian Mafia, she was an unwavering witness to its crimes. Her art and courage helped end the horrific and bloody reign of the Corleonesi clan.
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Reviews
SWITCH.
6/23/2021, 3:58:23 PM
As it jumps from era to era, the film never quite brings together the determined woman and her trailblazing work into a coherent portrait. 'Shooting the Mafia' is an interesting but disjointed look at one of the great photographers of our time. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-shooting-the-mafia-an-interesting-but-unclear-picture Head ...
JPV852
6/23/2021, 3:58:35 PM
Okay documentary that feels a bit disjointed, on the one hand wanting to be about this female photojournalist and her personal life, which when it came to her daughters didn't want to discuss, but also about the mafia's heavy control in Sicily and Corleone, and the uprising of the population to get rid of them, with the aid of a couple brave prosecutors who sacrificed their lives doing so. Whil...