Palermo, Sicily, Italy, 2017. Twenty-five years after the murders of anti-mafia judges Giovanni Falcone, on May 23, 1992, and Paolo Borsellino, on July 19, 1992; and on the occasion of the tributes held in memory of both heroes, skeptical photographer Letizia Battaglia, chronicler of their titanic combat, criticizes the opportunism of shady characters who, like businessman Ciccio Mira, profit from the commemoration of both tragedies.
Direction
Maresco blurs reality and performance until you're dizzy.
Cinematography
Battaglia's brutal photographs haunt every frame.
Writing
Dialogue so absurd it must be real. Probably is.
Director
Franco Maresco
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Letizia Battaglia shot over 600,000 photos of mafia violence and corruption; she only started photography at age 40.
The film sparked actual legal threats from Ciccio Mira, who claimed defamation—proving Maresco's point about mafia-adjacent figures loving the spotlight until it's critical.
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