The Traitor

The Traitor

The true story about the man who brought down the Mafia

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Release Date

5/23/2019

Runtime

151 mins

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Budget

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Revenue

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A meticulous historical thriller following a mafia informant's dangerous transformation from insider to state witness, balancing intimate family stakes against the machinery of institutional power. Luca Marinelli's performance anchors a film about the cost of breaking omertà in a world where silence equals survival.

Mood

TenseDefiantMournfulContemplative

Themes

BetrayalFamilySurvivalJusticeCrime

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticDocumentary-like

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violence

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