Era mio fratello (2007)

Directed by

Claudio Bonivento

Country

Italy

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Italian miniseries is about a man caught up in the 'ndrangheta organized crime network in Calabria. It shows the violence and pressure of that criminal world.

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What happens

Era mio Fratello (Translation: He was my Brother) is a two episode television miniseries that aired in 2007 on Rai Uno. The first episode aired on 30 September 2007 in Italy and the second episode aired on 1 October that same year. It is the first Italian television series having 'ndrangheta as main theme. Filming took place in Calabria, in the cities of Reggio Calabria, Palmi, Catona, Melito and Pentedattilo. The La Repubblica television critic Antonio Dipollina appreciated the miniseries, commenting that it has "the same rhythm and language of the most modern crime series". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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