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Belluscone: A Sicilian Story (2014)

Belluscone: A Sicilian Story poster
Original title
Belluscone - Una storia siciliana
Directed by
Franco Maresco
Genre
documentary film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 74 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A documentary hybrid that examines the intersection of Italian politics and organized crime in Sicily. It focuses on the relationship between Silvio Berlusconi and the local mafia.

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What happens

Belluscone: A Sicilian Story (Italian: Belluscone - una storia siciliana) is a 2014 Italian docu-fiction film written and directed by Franco Maresco. It was screened in the Horizons section at the 71st Venice International Film Festival, winning the Special Jury Prize. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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