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The Traitor

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Tommaso Buscetta becomes the first Mafia informant in the 1980s Sicily.

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Critics Consensus

While it doesn't probe particularly far below the surface of its central character, The Traitor tells its fact-based story with enough energy to entertain.

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Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) 11/22/2020
4/5
Favino, a familiar face internationally as a lumpen heavy, gives a galvanising career-best performance... Go to Full Review Donald Clarke Irish Times 08/14/2020
3/5
The Traitor has all the trappings of an indecently immoral entertainment. Yet it has turned out be oddly flattened. Go to Full Review Kevin Maher The Times (UK) 07/24/2020
4/5
A complex character study emerges, one that is inherently unflattering (Buscetta is a ruthless killer), in a restlessly intelligent film. Go to Full Review Ben Flanagan Vague Visages 02/10/2024
“It wouldn’t be surprising to see ‘The Traitor’ filed in the Dad-canon of crime cinema alongside other European films like ‘Mesrine’ or ‘The Baader Meinhof Complex’ — films where the context is too wide to sufficiently cover…” Go to Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com 11/30/2023
5/5
...movies like The Traitor are worth tracking down for their fearless adherence to the ideals of morality. This is a deluxe mob movie, done with the kind of wit, intelligence, and scrupulous spirit that make it a must see... Go to Full Review M.N. Miller Ready Steady Cut 08/27/2022
4.5/5
Marco Bellocchio’s The Traitor is his latest slice of unconformist Italian cinema whose mafia tale is a brutal knockout. It has such a rare script that goes against everything we know about conventional mob-genre film rules. It’s a cinematic miracle. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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CANDY G @RT20245598 Nov 8 CIRIE IS THE MIST DESPARATE 65 YEAR OLD , NOT AN OPERATING ROOM RN AS SHE STATED!! I HAVE EVER SEEN. IM AN CRNA ,USED TO BE AN RN OF OR AND ICU. ALWAYS MADE OVER $300,000 SO WHY WOULD SHE SELL HER INTEGRITY FOR A $250,000. THEN FAKE CRY TO ANDIE , WHOM NEEDED THE MONEY FOR NEW BABY. CIRIE YOUR PITIFUL. THIS SHOW IS NOT WORTH WATCHING. IT MAKES CIRIE LOOK DESPERATE!! I REALLY APPRECIATED HOW ARIE , COULDNT SELL HIS INTEGRITY, SO HE ADMITTED IT. CIRIE AHOULD TAKE SOME LESSONS IN REPECT FOR SELF OVER MONEY FIRST!!. DONT WATCH. SHE HAS A MONO TONE BORING CHARACTER!!! See more Alec B @Alec97 01/10/2024 A legal drama that is more compelling than I anticipated. The reason is that the movie never really allows for a moment of triumph for Buscetta or the legal system intent on bringing the Mafia down. There are only small victories surrounded by violence and bitter disappointments. See more Tony S @RT94004908 10/28/2021 A footnote in history of Cosa Nostra. It skillfully presents a complex character of a turncoat, who is facing both his mortality and tries to justify to himself and other, that his traitory isn't a fault of his own. Great reenactments of trial scenes, that were turned into a grotesques circus. With authentic Italian hand gesturing all around. However, the acting sometimes slips into borderline comedy and chaff. The extensive hallucination scenes and metaphorical allusions to themes are really blunt and movie really hammers them in, leaving really few ones for interpretation. See more 03/10/2021 A good biopic on Buscetta's life, great acting by Pierfrancesco Favino. (Tommaso Buscetta) Might be better to do some research on the Sicilian Mafia, before watching this movie. A fantastic movie nonetheless. See more Bill 02/01/2021 Your review will help others decide whether to watch. See more 01/26/2021 A legal drama that is more compelling than I anticipated. The reason is that the movie never really allows for a moment of triumph for Buscetta or the legal system intent on bringing the Mafia down. There are only small victories surrounded by violence and bitter disappointments. See more Read all reviews
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Marco Bellocchio

Director

Pierfrancesco Favino

Tommaso Buscetta

Maria Fernanda Cândido

Cristina

Fabrizio Ferracane

Pippo Calò

Luigi Lo Cascio

Totuccio Contorno

Fausto Russo Alesi

Giovanni Falcone

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Synopsis Tommaso Buscetta becomes the first Mafia informant in the 1980s Sicily.
Director
Marco Bellocchio
Producer
Beppe Caschetto, Fabiano Gullane, Caio Gullane
Screenwriter
Marco Bellocchio, Ludovica Rampoldi, Valia Santella, Francesco Piccolo
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co
Kavac Film, Match Factory Productions, RAI Cinema, IBC Movie, Gullane Entertainment, Ad Vitam Production
Rating
R (Language|Brief Graphic Nudity|Sexual Content|Violence)
Genre
Crime, Drama, Biography
Original Language
Italian
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 31, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 8, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$294.8K
Runtime
2h 25m
Aspect Ratio
1.66:1
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