The Traitor

2019 · 2h31 · Film

Directed by Marco Bellocchio

Starring Pierfrancesco Favino, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Fabrizio Ferracane, Fausto Russo Alesi, Luigi Lo Cascio, Bruno Cariello, Giovanni Calcagno, Rosario Palazzolo, Nicola Calì, Vincenzo Pirrotta

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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.

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Original language

Italian

Screenplay

Marco Bellocchio, Ludovica Rampoldi, Valia Santella, Francesco Piccolo

Music

Nicola Piovani

Cinematography

Vladan Radović

Cast

Fausto Russo Alesi, Luigi Lo Cascio, Bruno Cariello, Giovanni Calcagno, Rosario Palazzolo, Nicola Calì, Vincenzo Pirrotta, Pier Giorgio Bellocchio, Michelangelo Cicirello

Updated July 22, 2026

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