The Traitor · LeviOsa

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The Traitor · LeviOsa

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The true story about the man who brought down the Mafia

DramaCrimeThriller2h 31m

🍅86%

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86%

Tomatometer

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73%

Popcornmeter

7.6

TMDB

Storyline

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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Details

DirectorMarco Bellocchio

ReleasedMay 23, 2019

StatusReleased

Original languageItalian

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideRUS

Studios

IBC MOvie

Kavac Film

The Match Factory

Gullane Entretenimento

Canal+

Ciné+

Cast

Pierfrancesco Favino

Pierfrancesco Favino

Tommaso Buscetta

Maria Fernanda Cândido

Maria Fernanda Cândido

Maria Cristina de Almeida

Fabrizio Ferracane

Fabrizio Ferracane

Pippo Calò

Fausto Russo Alesi

Fausto Russo Alesi

Giovanni Falcone

Luigi Lo Cascio

Luigi Lo Cascio

Salvatore Contorno

Bruno Cariello

Bruno Cariello

Alfonso Giordano

Giovanni Calcagno

Giovanni Calcagno

Tano Badalamenti

Rosario Palazzolo

Giovanni De Gennaro

Nicola Calì

Totò Riina

Vincenzo Pirrotta

Vincenzo Pirrotta

Luciano Liggio

Pier Giorgio Bellocchio

Pier Giorgio Bellocchio

Cesare

Michelangelo Cicirello

Where to watch(NG)

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Reviews

9 reviews · 7 critics · 1 fan

8 fresh · 0 rotten

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.”

86% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

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Tim Robey

RTDaily Telegraph (UK)Nov 22, 2020

Favino, a familiar face internationally as a lumpen heavy, gives a galvanising career-best performance...

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Donald Clarke

RTIrish TimesAug 14, 2020

The Traitor has all the trappings of an indecently immoral entertainment. Yet it has turned out be oddly flattened.

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Kevin Maher

RTThe Times (UK)Jul 24, 2020

A complex character study emerges, one that is inherently unflattering (Buscetta is a ruthless killer), in a restlessly intelligent film.

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Ben Flanagan

RTVague VisagesFeb 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…”

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Information

Title

The Traitor

Released

May 23, 2019

Rated

R

Region of Origin

Brazil, France

Original Audio

Italian

Runtime

2h 31m

Status

Released

Studios

IBC MOvie, Kavac Film

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