Shooting the Mafia
Sicilian photojournalist Letizia Battaglia began a long battle against the ruthless Cosa Nostra when she first photographed the sinister scene of a brutal murder. Documenting the barbaric rule of the Italian Mafia, she was an unwavering witness to its crimes. Her art and courage helped end the horrific and bloody reign of the Corleonesi clan.
- 7.3
- 2019
- Released
- 1h 34m
Letizia Battaglia
Self - Photographer
Mariachiara Di Trapani
Self - InterviewerEduardo Rebulla
Self - WriterSanti Caleca
Self - PhotographerFranco Zecchin
Self - PhotographerRoberto Timperi
Self - PhotographerLuciano Leggio
Self - Mafioso (archive footage)
Giovanni Falcone
Self - Prosecuting Magistrate (archive footage)
Tommaso Buscetta
Self - Mafioso Pentito (archive footage)Paolo Borsellino
Self - Prosecuting Magistrate (archive footage)Rosaria Costa Schifani
Self (archive footage)Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Totò Riina
Self - Mafioso (archive footage)Bernardo Provenzano
Self - Mafioso (archive footage)
Released
en
- #politics
- #palermo, sicily
- #biography
- #trial
- #organized crime
- #sicilian mafia
- #photojournalism
- #woman director
- #italian history
- #portrait of an artist
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Okay documentary that feels a bit disjointed, on the one hand wanting to be about this female photojournalist and her personal life, which when it came to her daughters didn't want to discuss, but also about the mafia's heavy control in Sicily and Corleone, and the uprising of the population to get rid of them, with the aid of a couple brave prosecutors who sacrificed their lives doing so. Whil
As it jumps from era to era, the film never quite brings together the determined woman and her trailblazing work into a coherent portrait. 'Shooting the Mafia' is an interesting but disjointed look at one of the great photographers of our time. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-shooting-the-mafia-an-interesting-but-unclear-picture Head