Movie

Mafia Is Not What It Used to Be

2019 · 111 min

A wry, meandering anthropological gaze at Sicily's mafia nostalgia, mixing dark comedy with mournful reflection on faded ideals.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Satirical, dark, cynical and absurd. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Corruption, politics, memory, media
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: corruption
politics
memory
media
morality
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild