Mafia Is Not What It Used to Be
Documentary
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.
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A darkly humorous and critical look at how tragedy can be co-opted. It feels like a sharp, unflinching gaze into the cynical heart of remembrance, questioning who truly benefits from public grief.
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