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Sicilian Letters

2024 · 122 min

A hushed, patient cat-and-mouse of letters and veiled words, heavy with Sicilian atmosphere and moral compromise.

Directed by
Antonio Piazza, Fabio Grassadonia
Genres
Crime, Drama, History
Starring
Toni Servillo, Elio Germano, Daniela Marra
Overview
Loosely based on real events that took place during Matteo Messina Denaro's thirty years on the run. A disgraced politician is gifted a second chance when secret services involve him in an operation to root out an elusive Mafia boss. Using his personal connection as the Boss' godfather, his task is to get him to reveal his hiding place in their secret letters.

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Directed by
Antonio Piazza, Fabio Grassadonia
Genres
Crime, Drama, History
Starring
Toni Servillo, Elio Germano, Daniela Marra
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • crime
  • power
  • deception
  • corruption
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, history
Directed by
Antonio Piazza, Fabio Grassadonia
Written by
Fabio Grassadonia, Antonio Piazza
Starring
Toni Servillo, Elio Germano, Daniela Marra, Barbora Bobuľová, Giuseppe Tantillo, Fausto Russo Alesi, Antonia Truppo, Tommaso Ragno
Cinematography
Luca Bigazzi
Runtime
122 min
Country
Italy, France
Languages
Italian

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