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Mafia Is Not What It Used to Be

Mafia Is Not What It Used to Be

20197.61h 51m

Overview

Palermo, Sicily, Italy, 2017. Twenty-five years after the murders of anti-mafia judges Giovanni Falcone, on May 23, 1992, and Paolo Borsellino, on July 19, 1992; and on the occasion of the tributes held in memory of both heroes, skeptical photographer Letizia Battaglia, chronicler of their titanic combat, criticizes the opportunism of shady characters who, like businessman Ciccio Mira, profit from the commemoration of both tragedies.

Directed by Franco Maresco
Written by Francesco Guttuso, Claudia Uzzo, Giuliano La Franca
Produced by Anna Vinci, Rean Mazzone
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Top Cast

Franco Maresco

Franco Maresco

Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice)

Letizia Battaglia

Letizia Battaglia

Self - Photographer

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Ciccio Mira

Self - Event Manager

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Matteo Mannino

Self - Event Producer

C

Cristian Miscel

Self - Singer

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Franco Zecchin

Self - Photographer

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Attilio Bolzoni

Self - Journalist

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Davide Chianello

Self

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Mario D'Annunzio

Self

G

Giovanna Di Rosalia

Self

Themes & Keywords

secret organizationblack humorpalermo, sicilysocial satiredocudramasicilian mafiaphotojournalismsocial documentarytv productionitalian historysemi-fictionomertáitalian politics

About Mafia Is Not What It Used to Be

Mafia Is Not What It Used to Be is a documentary film released in 2019 exploring themes of secret organization, black humor, palermo, sicily, social satire, docudrama, sicilian mafia. Directed by Franco Maresco, it stars Franco Maresco, Letizia Battaglia, Ciccio Mira. Palermo, Sicily, Italy, 2017. Twenty-five years after the murders of anti-mafia judges Giovanni Falcone, on May 23, 1992, and Paolo Borsellino, on July 19, 1992; and on the occasion of the tributes held in memory of both heroes, skeptical photographer Letizia Battaglia, chronicler of their titanic combat, criticizes the opportunism of shady characters who, like businessman Ciccio Mira, profit from the commemoration of both tragedies.

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