directed by: Marco Bellocchio, year: 2019
actors: Pierfrancesco Favino, Maria Fernanda Candido, Luigi Lo Cascio

Il Traditore chronicles Tommaso Buscetta's rise and fall within Cosa Nostra and his decision to become Italy's informant against the Mafia. Marco Bellocchio's biographical crime drama blends intimate family life with a sweeping indictment of organized crime, balancing personal loyalty with public justice. Filmed in granular period detail, it builds tension through courtroom revelations and undercover threads, anchored by Favino's magnetic, morally layered performance as Buscetta.

Crime Underworld, Crime Drama, Biographical Crime Drama, Mafia, Italy