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The Traitor

The true story about the man who brought down the Mafia

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.

2h 31m2019RTMDb 7.6

DramaCrimeThriller

Italian

Crew and Cast

Marco BellocchioMarco BellocchioDirectorPierfrancesco FavinoPierfrancesco FavinoTommaso BuscettaMaria Fernanda CândidoMaria Fernanda CândidoMaria Cristina de AlmeidaFabrizio FerracaneFabrizio FerracanePippo CalòFausto Russo AlesiFausto Russo AlesiGiovanni FalconeLuigi Lo CascioLuigi Lo CascioSalvatore ContornoBruno CarielloBruno CarielloAlfonso GiordanoGiovanni CalcagnoGiovanni CalcagnoTano Badalamenti
Rosario PalazzoloGiovanni De GennaroNicola CalìNicola CalìTotò RiinaVincenzo PirrottaVincenzo PirrottaLuciano LiggioPier Giorgio BellocchioPier Giorgio BellocchioCesare
Michelangelo CicirelloGabriele CicirelloGabriele CicirelloBenedetto BuscettaParide CicirelloParide CicirelloAntonio Buscetta
Goffredo Maria BrunoStefano Bontate
Ludovico CaldareraSalvatore CancemiAlessio PraticòAlessio PraticòScarpuzzeddaBebo StortiBebo StortiFranco Coppi
Federica ButeraSilvana Buscetta
Alberto GottusoGiuseppe Inzerillo
Pippo Di MarcaGiulio Andreotti
Ada NisticòAlessandra Buscetta
Matteo ContinoSalvatore InzerilloAurora PeresAurora PeresBontate's WifeSimona DistefanoSimona DistefanoElia SchiltonElia SchiltonTV JournalistMaria AmatoMaria AmatoMelchiorra Buscetta
Nunzia Lo PrestiRiina's Wife
Edoardo StranoFather BattesimoJonas BlochJonas Bloch

Storyline

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.

  • IBC MOvie
  • Kavac Film
  • The Match Factory
  • Gullane Entretenimento
  • Canal+
  • Ciné+
  • Ad Vitam Production
  • RAI

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Info

Original title
Il traditore
Status
Released
Released
23 May 2019
Runtime
2h 31m
Rating
R
TMDB score
7.6 / 10 (1,448 votes)

Production

Director
Marco Bellocchio
Writers
Marco Bellocchio, Ludovica Rampoldi, Valia Santella
Studios
IBC MOvie, Kavac Film, The Match Factory
Countries
Brazil, France, Germany

Languages

Original
Italian
Spoken
English, Italian, Portuguese