La siciliana ribelle

"What would drive a seventeen-year-old girl to betray her family? And if that family was the mafia?"

Aug 4 2010 Not Rated 1h 55m
Crime, Drama

Inspired to a true story, on November 5th 1991, Rita Atria a young 17-year-old Sicilian girl, goes to see an anti-Mafia judge Paolo Borsellino to denounce the Mafia system that was responsible for the murder of her father and her brother. It is the first time that such a young woman from a Mafia family rebels and betrays the Mafia. From that moment on, Rita's days are numbered. She only has nine months to live...

Plot

The true story of 17-year-old Sicilian Rita Atria (Veronica D'Agostino) -- who broke the Sicilian Mafia's code of silence and testified against the "family business" after both her father and then her brother are both murdered -- is brought to vivid life in Marco Amenta's hard-hitting and wonderfully acted drama.

Written by

Marco Amenta, Sergio Donati, Gianni Romoli

Directed by

Marco Amenta

Cast

Veronica D'Agostino, Gérard Jugnot, Marcello Mazzarella

Crew

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Production Countries

Italy, France

Production Companies

RAI, Roissy Films, Euro Film, R&C Produzioni

Languages

Italiano

Awards

3 wins & 4 nominations

Scores
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1,917
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
48
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