I Am the Law

I Am the Law

Directed by Pasquale Squitieri

Produced by Rizzoli Film

1977113 min6.6 / 10

A historical thriller about a determined lawman's brutal campaign against the Sicilian Mafia under Fascist rule, balancing idealism against moral compromise.

Sicily, Fascist Italy, 1925. Dictator Benito Mussolini appoints Cesare Mori, a man as tough as he is honest, as the new police prefect of Palermo and entrusts him with the arduous task of putting an end to the Mafia, a sinister criminal organization that has sown terror on the island for centuries.

Questions people ask

  • Is I Am the Law violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is I Am the Law scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is I Am the Law sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is I Am the Law easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Does I Am the Law end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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