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Hilarious, smart & thought-provoking, comedian and satirist Pierfrancesco 'Pif' Diliberto makes a hugely auspicious and entertaining directorial debut with this semi-autobiographical romantic comedy of childhood and first love. The film follows Arturo from childhood to maturity, wittily examining the pervasive influence the Cosa Nostra holds over the everyday lives of his family and community as he commences a life-long romantic pursuit of the beautiful Flora. The Palermo of the 1970s and early '80s is vividly depicted as a city where tradition, wilful blindness and complacency allow criminals to flourish, until a series of high-profile murders finally opens the eyes of the public and triggers a push for change…
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The Mafia Kills Only in Summer (2013)
90 min
While Arturo tries to gain the love of Flora, he witnesses the history of Sicily from 1969 to 1992, miraculously dodging the crimes of the Mafia and supporting as a journalist the heroic struggle of the judges and policemen who fought this infamous organization.