The Traitor (2019 film)

The Traitor
Theatrical release poster
ItalianIl traditore
Directed byMarco Bellocchio
Screenplay by
Story byMarco Bellocchio
Produced byBeppe Caschetto
Starring
CinematographyVladan Radovic
Edited byFrancesca Calvelli
Music byNicola Piovani
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 23 May 2019 (2019-05-23) (Cannes)[3]
  • 23 May 2019 (2019-05-23) (Italy)
  • 30 October 2019 (2019-10-30) (France)
Running time
153 minutes[4]
Countries
  • Italy
  • France
  • Brazil
  • Germany
Languages
  • Italian
  • Sicilian
  • Portuguese
Box office$8.9 million[1][5]

The Traitor (Italian: Il traditore) is a 2019 internationally co-produced biographical crime drama film co-written and directed by Marco Bellocchio, about the life of Tommaso Buscetta, the first Sicilian Mafia boss who was treated by some as pentito. Pierfrancesco Favino stars as Buscetta, alongside Maria Fernanda Cândido, Fabrizio Ferracane, Fausto Russo Alesi and Luigi Lo Cascio.

The Traitor premiered in competition at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, and was released theatrically in 23 May by 01 Distribution, and on 30 October in France by Ad Vitam Distribution. It received positive reviews from critics and auditory. Although selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, it was not nominated.


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  2. ^ a b Vivarelli, Nick (27 May 2019). "The Match Factory Sells Marco Bellochio's 'The Traitor' Around the World". Variety. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  3. ^ "The Screenings Guide 2019". 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  4. ^ The Traitor at Metacritic. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  5. ^ "The Traitor (2019)". The Numbers. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2020.