Mafia Is Not What It Used to Be

Mafia Is Not What It Used to Be

Directed by Franco Maresco

Produced by Tramp Limited, Ila Palma

2019111 min7.6 / 10

A darkly satirical docudrama that uses photojournalism and black humor to interrogate institutional corruption and the commodification of anti-mafia martyrdom in contemporary Sicily.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Mafia Is Not What It Used to Be sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Mafia Is Not What It Used to Be scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Does Mafia Is Not What It Used to Be end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of films.

  • Is Mafia Is Not What It Used to Be violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Mafia Is Not What It Used to Be easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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