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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Film Cast:

• Tommaso Buscetta: Pierfrancesco Favino
• Maria Cristina de Almeida: Maria Fernanda Cândido
• Pippo Calò: Fabrizio Ferracane
• Giovanni Falcone: Fausto Russo Alesi
• Salvatore Contorno: Luigi Lo Cascio
• Alfonso Giordano: Bruno Cariello
• Tano Badalamenti: Giovanni Calcagno
• Giovanni De Gennaro: Rosario Palazzolo
• Totò Riina: Nicola Calì
• Luciano Liggio: Vincenzo Pirrotta
• Cesare: Pier Giorgio Bellocchio
• …: Michelangelo Cicirello
• Benedetto Buscetta: Gabriele Cicirello
• Antonio Buscetta: Paride Cicirello
• Stefano Bontate: Goffredo Maria Bruno
• Salvatore Cancemi: Ludovico Caldarera
• Scarpuzzedda: Alessio Praticò
• Franco Coppi: Bebo Storti
• Silvana Buscetta: Federica Butera
• Giuseppe Inzerillo: Alberto Gottuso
• Giulio Andreotti: Pippo Di Marca
• Alessandra Buscetta: Ada Nisticò
• …: Matteo Contino
• Bontade’s Wife: Aurora Peres
• …: Simona Distefano
• TV Journalist: Elia Schilton
• Melchiorra Buscetta: Maria Amato
• Riina’s Wife: Nunzia Lo Presti
• …: Edoardo Strano
• …: Jonas Bloch
• …: Nicola Siri
• …: Rainer Cadete
• …: Luciano Quirino
• Michele: Antonio Orlando
• Tommaso Buscetta (18 Years): Giovanni Crozza
• Brother Giacinto: Tatu La Vecchia
• Procuratore Generale Pajno: Marco Gambino
• Domeniddio’s Lawyer: Gabriele Arena
• Lawyer Li Gotti: Claudio Collovà
• Herself (archive footage): Rosaria Costa Schifani
• Himself (archive footage): Tommaso Buscetta

Film Crew:

• Co-Producer: Michael Weber
• Original Music Composer: Nicola Piovani
• Producer: Beppe Caschetto
• Screenplay: Francesco Piccolo
• Line Producer: Attilio Moro
• Screenstory: Marco Bellocchio
• Co-Producer: Caio Gullane
• Co-Producer: Fabiano Gullane
• Special Effects Supervisor: Sergio Farjalla Jr.
• Screenplay: Ludovica Rampoldi
• Screenplay: Valia Santella
• Director of Photography: Vladan Radović
• Delegated Producer: André Ristum
• First Assistant Camera: Daniel Foeldes
• Foley Artist: Sergio Basili
• Co-Producer: Michel Merkt
• Sound Effects Editor: Antonio Tirinelli
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Francesco Tumminello
• First Assistant Director: Alberto Mangiante
• Co-Executive Producer: Paula Cosenza
• Sound Mixer: Evandro Lima
• Casting: Francesca Borromeo
• Co-Producer: Viola Fügen
• Editor: Francesca Calvelli
• Dialogue Editor: Gianluca Stazi
• Dialogue Editor: Lilio Rosato
• Electrician: Manuel Dietsche
• Sound Effects Editor: Gianluca Basili
• Prosthetic Makeup Artist: Valter Casotto
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Rodolfo Migliari
• Casting: Alessandra Tosi
• Costume Designer: Gabriella Marra
• Stunt Coordinator: Emiliano Novelli
• Set Dresser: Mikael Riou
• Set Decoration: Livia Del Priore
• Additional Music: Patrick de Jongh
• Producer: Alexandra Henochsberg
• Executive Producer: Simone Gattoni
• Co-Executive Producer: Ana Saito
• Graphic Designer: Bruno De Laurentis
• Co-Writer: Francesco La Licata
• Sound Mixer: Gaetano Carito
• Set Decoration: Alice Carvalho
• Co-Producer: Gregory Gajos
• Co-Producer: Pierre-François Piet
• Key Grip: Malte Kneib
• Production Director: Sonia Cilia
• Production Design: Jutta Freyer
• Line Producer: Sebastian Fröhlich
• Set Dresser: Barbara Hartwich
• Still Photographer: Wolfgang Ennenbach
• Electrician: Anand Puthupparambil
• Camera Operator: Emiliano Fiore
• First Assistant Camera: Bacco Andrade
• Graphic Designer: Giulia Severini
• Production Design: Andrea Castorina
• Costume Designer: Daria Calvelli
• Key Grip: Fabio Fumelli
• Production Designer: Anastasia Michelagnoli
• Co-Producer: Arthur Hallereau
• Sound Mixer: Adriano Di Lorenzo
• Casting: Maurilio Mangano
• Production Director: Christian Peritore
• Production Coordinator: Francesca Valestro
• Production Coordinator: Francesco Pabilla
• Script Supervisor: Anna Belluccio
• Associate Producer: André Novis
• General Manager: Daniela Antonelli Aun
• Production Design: Daniela Vilela
• Art Direction: Domenico Dicillo
• Dialogue Editor: Gianluca Carbonelli
• Key Makeup Artist: Teresa Patella
• Prosthetic Makeup Artist: Federica Castelli
• Assistant Property Master: Massimiliano Di Carlo
• Visual Effects Producer: Lena Di Gennaro
• Assistant Production Design: Laura Inglese
• Extras Casting: Claudio Valentini
• Set Decoration: Marco Martucci
• Wardrobe Assistant: Daniela Ilardi
• Sound Assistant: Salvatore Tagliavia
• Title Designer: Benedetta Cappelloni
• Grip: Massimo Dalla Pozza
• Second Assistant Director: Anna Elisabetta Conti
• Assistant Property Master: Nicky Sproten
• Assistant Set Decoration: Alberto Brunelli
• Storyboard Artist: David Orlandelli
• Additional Camera: Toni Giacalone
• Additional Camera: Giuseppe Trenta
• Additional Camera: Marta Visconti
• Camera Operator: Leonardo Kurtz
• Digital Imaging Technician: Giuseppe Laruccia
• Electrician: Yann Hinterthan
• First Assistant Camera: Tiziano Saraca
• First Assistant Camera: Peter Zuffa
• Gaffer: Dennis Krombach
• Gaffer: Vitor Lins E. Silva Mazzilli
• Grip: Danilo De Virgilio
• Grip: Benni Priolisi
• Grip: Massimo Virzì
• Second Assistant Camera: Lisa Bof
• Second Assistant Camera: Joy Carnebianca
• Second Assistant Camera: Samuele Ferrari
• Assistant Costume Designer: Benedetta Benfenanti
• Assistant Costume Designer: Valeria Maccarone
• Set Costumer: Fiorella Ingrassia
• Casting Assistant: Marta Mancuso
• Casting Assistant: Nike Pirrone
• Boom Operator: Pierpaolo Merafino
• Sound Assistant: Roberto Ugo Ricciardi

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