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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Marco Bellocchio

Producer:

Beppe Caschetto, Paula Cosenza, Viola Fügen

Writer:

Marco Bellocchio, Valia Santella, Ludovica Rampoldi

Release Date:

Jan 31, 2020

Runtime:

2hr 33m

Synopsis

The real life of Tommaso Buscetta, the so-called "boss of the two worlds," the first mafia informant in Sicily in the 1980s.

Cast

  • Pierfrancesco Favino
  • Luigi Lo Cascio
  • Fausto Russo Alesi
  • Maria Fernanda Cândido
  • Fabrizio Ferracane
  • Nicola Calì
  • Giovanni Calcagno
  • Bruno Cariello
  • Bebo Storti
  • Vincenzo Pirrotta

Letterboxd User Reviews

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  • Oct 24, 2019

    The Italian character on trial. Not really a gangster film, but an exploration about how Cosa Nostra is intertwined in Italian society. People comparing The Traitor to something like Goodfellas are complete ignoring the local specifics and meaning of the mob and how central…

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    Filipe Furtado
    Filipe Furtado
    Sep 18, 2019

    man I hate it when [checks notes] a singing restaurant santa claus reminds me I betrayed the mafia

    201 Likes
    fran hoepfner
    fran hoepfner
    May 24, 2019

    Almost an hour into Marco Bellocchio’s “The Traitor” — a lively but scattershot and exasperating biopic about Tommaso Buscetta, the first Sicilian mob boss to become an informant for the authorities — the film’s charismatic protagonist (Pierfrancesco Favino) tells an…

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    davidehrlich
    davidehrlich
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    May 29, 2019

    Per me poteva durare anche il doppio.

    89 Likes
    Francesco F.
    Francesco F.
    Nov 24, 2024

    I decided to watch this mainly because I recognized Pierfrancesco Favino on the poster—he played Lord Glozelle in 2008's The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, a film that defined my childhood. I wanted to see what he had been up to since. And this movie was also about…

    82 Likes
    Gibbous Potato
    Gibbous Potato
    May 23, 2019

    Pensavo di sentir ruggire un leone e invece sento squittire un coniglio

    76 Likes
    Alessio Minorenti
    Alessio Minorenti
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    May 24, 2019

    Cannes 2019 Film #33 “I talk with my hands.” Is this film as good as The Godfather?  No.  Does it cover an important part of mafia history, complete with the Corleones?  Yes.   The Traitor tries to cover as many of the 120 crimes and 366 people that were issued arrest…

    75 Likes
    Allison M. 🌱
    Allison M. 🌱
    Dec 29, 2020

    Ce sta pure Andreotti in mutande

    60 Likes
    DannyDeViso
    DannyDeViso
    Apr 17, 2020

    Director Marco Bellocchio combines violence with high energy set pieces in delivering this biographical crime drama of first Sicilian Mafia boss to turn informant and describe the fundamental workings of the organisation. The Traitor encompasses thirty years of Italian…

    56 Likes
    Paul Elliott
    Paul Elliott
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Generally favorable reviews based on 19 Reviews
50
Feb 26, 2020

It has a television movie quality to it as if it’s a dramatization of a newspaper article, rather than something cinematic.

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Metacritic review by Hunter Lanier
Hunter Lanier
Film Threat
90
Jan 29, 2020

Bellocchio’s approach to the story is at once coolly objective — the movie is part biopic, part courtroom procedural — and almost feverishly intense. He has a historian’s analytical detachment, a novelist’s compassion for his characters and a citizen’s outrage at the cruelty and corruption that have festered in his country for so long.

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Metacritic review by A.O. Scott
A.O. Scott
The New York Times
63
Sep 5, 2019

It’s at its best when showing how gangsters undermine their lofty notions of nobility with displays of narcissism.

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Metacritic review by Jake Cole
Jake Cole
Slant Magazine
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is The Traitor (2020) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as R, meaning that Under 17 requires an adult accompaniment.
How long is The Traitor (2020)?
The movie is 2hr 33min long.
What's The Traitor (2020) about?
The real life of Tommaso Buscetta, the so-called "boss of the two worlds," the first mafia informant in Sicily in the 1980s.
Who's the cast of The Traitor (2020)?
  • Pierfrancesco Favino as Tommaso Buscetta
  • Luigi Lo Cascio as Totuccio Contorno
  • Fausto Russo Alesi as Giovanni Falcone
  • Maria Fernanda Cândido as Maria Cristina de Almeida Guimarães
  • Fabrizio Ferracane as Pippo Calò
  • Nicola Calì as Totò Riina
  • Giovanni Calcagno as Tano Badalamenti
  • Bruno Cariello as Alfonso Giordano
  • Bebo Storti as Franco Coppi
  • Vincenzo Pirrotta as Luciano Liggio
Who's the director behind The Traitor (2020)?
Marco Bellocchio directed The Traitor (2020).
Who produced The Traitor (2020)?
Beppe Caschetto, Paula Cosenza and Viola Fügen produced The Traitor (2020).