Omerta (1996)

Original title

Omertà, la loi du silence

Directed by

Pierre Houle

Genre

drama

Country

Canada

Length

3 seasons, 38 episodes

Rating

8.7 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Quebec television series about organized crime and the code of silence that governs it. The story follows mobsters and police over multiple seasons.

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What happens

Omertà or Omertà, The Code of Silence is a Quebec television series of 11 forty-five-minute episodes, created by Luc Dionne and aired from January to April 1996 on Radio-Canada. In France, the series aired on France 3 in 1998. A second season, titled Omertà II – The Code of Silence, had 14 forty-five minute episodes and was broadcast between September and December 1997 on Radio-Canada. A third season, titled Omerta, The Last Men of Honor, had 13 episodes and was broadcast from January to April 1999, on Radio-Canada. In 2012 Dionne produced and released a feature film sequel to the series. The film won the Billet d'or at the 15th Jutra Awards as the top-grossing Quebec film of 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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