The Traitor

May 23, 2019

2h 31m

★ 7.7

The true story about the man who brought down the Mafia

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.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Thriller

Production Companies

IBC MOvie

Kavac Film

The Match Factory

Gullane Entretenimento

Canal+

Ciné+

Ad Vitam Production

RAI

ARTE

ZDF

Telecine

Canal Brasil

ARTE

RAI Cinema

The Traitor Trailers

Cast

Tommaso Buscetta

Pierfrancesco Favino

Maria Cristina de Almeida

Maria Fernanda Cândido

Pippo Calò

Fabrizio Ferracane

Giovanni Falcone

Fausto Russo Alesi

Salvatore Contorno

Luigi Lo Cascio

Alfonso Giordano

Bruno Cariello

Tano Badalamenti

Giovanni Calcagno

Giovanni De Gennaro

Rosario Palazzolo

Totò Riina

Nicola Calì

Luciano Liggio

Vincenzo Pirrotta

Cesare

Pier Giorgio Bellocchio

Michelangelo Cicirello

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