Shooting the Mafia (2019)

Directed by

Kim Longinotto

Genre

documentary film, biographical film

Country

United States, Ireland

Runtime

1h 34m

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 23 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary profiles Italian photographer Letizia Battaglia and her work capturing the lives and deaths caused by the Mafia in Palermo. The film shows how she documented ordinary people living under that threat and how her photographs revealed the violence to the world.

observationalsoberingintimatereflectivetrauma-informedordinary-lived-experiencequietly-defiant

What happens

Shooting the Mafia is a documentary film directed by Kim Longinotto about Italian photographer Letizia Battaglia and her career documenting the life and crimes of the Mafia in and around Palermo. Battaglia offers a glimpse into life under Mafia rule and those who live through it. It won the Audience Award at the 2019 Brussels International Film Festival (BRIFF). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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