Chiesa Nostra

A sober, unsettling documentary that exposes the chilling alliance between organized crime and religious institutions, demanding close attention.

Directed by

Jesus Garces Lambert

Genres

Documentary

Starring

John Dickie

Overview

Masses celebrated in the hideouts of powerful bosses. Priests who testify on behalf of unrepentant criminals, calling them "gentlemen" and "friends." Mafia families using religious processions to extort, in the form of offerings, money from shopkeepers. Mafia-financed patronal festivals. Now the situation seems to have changed. For the first time in the history of the Church, a Pope, Francis, has excommunicated mafiosi: "Those who in their lives have this path of evil, the mafiosi, are not in communion with God: they are excommunicated."

How it feels

Dark, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Corruption, crime, power, faith

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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