MAFIA TV SHOWS TRANSATLANTIC TIES BORIS GIULIANO. UN POLIZIOTTO A PALERMO DIRECTOR: Ricki Tognazzi Starring: Nicole Grimaudo, Ettore Bassi, Antonio Gerardi Palermo, the ‘70s. Boris Giuliano, an exceptional police chief revolutionizes the investigative procedures of Palermo’s Police Squad. His thorough investigations reconstruct the secret criminal activity of Cosa Nostra, providing the foundation for the 1986 Maxi Trial led by magistrates Falcone and Borsellino. He sets up and is appointed chief of what becomes known as the Justice Squad. His fluent English helps him establish a collaboration with US Federal law enforcement and pursue transatlantic Sicilian heroin trafficking investigations. MINISERIES - 2X100’ - HD - 2016 not contractual Credits 1 PALERMO POLICE SQUAD LA CATTURANDI DIRECTOR: Fabrizio Costa Starring: Anita Caprioli, Alessio Boni, Massimo Ghini The days when the Mafia ruled Sicily could soon be just a memory. The Catturandi are an elite police force with the sole objective of rounding up members of the mob, many of whom have been on the run for years. The officers are all local to Sicily and their dedication to the job, which is so dangerous that it requires them to conceal their identities, has won the hearts of residents and gained their support in hunting down Mafia criminals. TV SERIES - DRAMA - 6X100’ OR 12X50’ - HD - 2015 THE SYSTEM IL SISTEMA DIRECTOR: Carmine Elia Starring: Claudio Gioè, Gabriella Pession Modern day Rome, everything begins with a high turn over at restaurant that changes ownership and is renovated multiple times in a year. Workers without benefits, little flaws here and there, but Chief Bonfanti is certain there is a lot more to it... Credits not contractual Credits TV SERIES - 6X100’ - HD - 2016 2 LAND OF FIRE IO NON MI ARRENDO DIRECTOR: Enzo Monteleone Starring: Giuseppe Fiorello, Massimo Popolizio, Elena Tchepelev A story inspired by the life of Roberto Mancini, the hero officer who first discovered the illegal waste dumping committed by the mafia in the area which sadly has become known as the “Land of Fire”. Inspector Marco Giordano happens to be investigating waste trafficking in the south of Italy. His determination leads him to go deeper and deeper into uncovering the truth, regardless of the obstacles he meets, paying for this terrible discovery with his life. MINISERIES - 2X100’ - HD - 2016 A WOMAN OF COURAGE FELICIA IMPASTATO DIRECTOR: Gianfranco Albano Starring: Lunetta Savino, Carmelo Galati, Barbara Tabita The first woman in Italy’s history to stand against the mafia at trial was Felicia Impastato. Becoming a symbol in her pacific fight for justice. After her husband and activist son are assassinated by the local criminal families, victims of the bloody cultural system deeply rooted in Sicily, she decides to speak out. As she said, “the mafia is not to be fought with a gun, but with culture”. Credits not contractual Credits TV MOVIE - 100’ - HD - 2016 3 THE STING SOTTO COPERTURA DIRECTOR: Giulio Manfredonia Starring: Guido Caprino “The Sting” tells a very complex truth, that of Casal Del Principe and the Naples Police Department. Detective Romano is inspired by a real officer, Vittorio Pisani, who captured the mafia boss Iovine of the Casalesi clan, who had been in hiding since 1996. Anna a young woman who is protected by the mafia boss Iovine is half involved and half victim. The police is keeping her under surveillance so as to find out where the boss is hiding. Anna dreams of having a bright and safe future, she believes change is possible. According to her, “this is the best place on earth. Just bet on it.” MINISERIES - 2X100’ - HD - 2015 FATHER DIANA, FOR MY EVERLOVING PEOPLE PER AMORE DEL MIO POPOLO - DON DIANA DIRECTOR: Antonio Frazzi Starring: Alessandro Preziosi, Massimiliano Gallo During his life, Don Giuseppe Diana had fiercely opposed Camorra violence, which claimed the lives of many young people. He rejected Camorra donations to the church and, through a series of projects and documentaries, he involved local teenagers in his fight and provided a meeting space where they could discuss the problems of Casal di Principe. He was killed by the Camorra Credits not contractual Credits on 19th March 1994. MINISERIES - 2X100’ - HD - 2014 4 BORSELLINO, THE 57 DAYS PAOLO BORSELLINO, I 57 GIORNI DIRECTOR: Alberto Negrin Starring: Luca Zingaretti, Lorenza Indovina The fifty-seven days between the death of Judges Falcone and Borsellino. During this time lapse Borsellino realizes his destiny and comes to terms with his life and affections. He takes stock of commitments, as a magistrate and as a man. Days of tenderness and love with his wife, children, colleagues and friends, fighting with enemies in broad daylight and in the obscure, who have already mapped out his end. TV MOVIE - 100’ - HD - 2012 WHATEVER THE FUTURE MAY BE QUALUNQUE COSA SUCCEDA DIRECTOR: Alberto Negrin Starring: Pierfrancesco Favino, Anita Caprioli “Whatever the future may be” tells the story of Italian attorney Giorgio Ambrosoli and his battle against criminal banker Michele Sindona, the man responsible for the financial crash of the Banca Privata Italiana. After years of hard work Ambrosoli succeeds in compensating the savers and investors who had lost their savings in the crash, but ends up paying with his life in 1979 at the hands of the Mafia. not contractual Credits MINISERIES - 2X100’ - HD - 2013 5 CESARE MORI: THE IRON GOVERNOR CESARE MORI: IL PREFETTO DI FERRO DIRECTOR: Gianni Lepre Starring: Vincent Perez, Gabriella Pession Sicily, early ‘900s. The Commissioner Cesare Mori is the head of a special police squad. Fighting criminal gangs, fugitives and gangsters. His wife Angelina, a fragile woman is able to support him as well as the little Saro, their beloved adopted son, with whom they express their most loving and generous temper. His vigorous fight against the mafia and banditry lead him to be appointed to Mussolini’s Prefect of Palermo in 1924. When he retired, he was subsequently elected Senator of the Kingdom. MINISERIES - 2X100’ - HD - 2012 GIOVANNI FALCONE, THE JUDGE GIOVANNI FALCONE DIRECTORS: Andrea e Antonio Frazzi Starring: Massimo Dapporto This film is centered around the figure of Judge Giovanni Falcone, murdered alongside his full police escort by the Mafia while on his way to the Palermo airport. The film in two episodes begins with his assignment to the Prosecuting Office of the Court of Palermo, then proceeds with the great enquiries on the links between organized crime and politics. Tenaciously working together with Judge Borsellino and on a constant search for the truth, until the tragic Credits not contractual Credits day of the freeway bombing at Capaci, as his motorcade was on its way to the airport. MINISERIES - 2X100’ - 2006 6 MAFIA SIGNS A VOCE ALTA DIRECTOR: Vincenzo Verdecchi Starring: Ugo Dighero Emanuele Cirinnà, works in the shipyards of Palermo, as did his father before him. When he refused to ignore evidence of growing mafia infiltration, going public with his accusations, an initial period of popularity is followed by his firing. MINISERIES - 2X100’ - 2006 JOE PETROSINO DIRECTOR: Alfredo Peyretti Starring: Beppe Fiorell In 1883, after countless rejected applications, Italian immigrant Joe Petrosino finally succeeds in entering New York City’s Irish dominated police force. His innovative approach in fighting the “Black Hand Mafia” gain him national fame. Then, while on special assignment in Sicily, he is killed in an ambush. More than three hundred thousand mourners attend his funeral. Credits not contractual Credits MINISERIES - 2X100’ - 2006 7 HUNTING THE KILLERS ATTENTATUNI DIRECTOR: Claudio Bonivento Starring: Claudio Amendola, Veronica Pivetti On May 23rd 1992, Totoí Riinaís Mafia clan kills Judge Giovanni Falcone in a bomb attack. The judge’s two most trusted friends, prosecutors Borsellino and De Gennaro, set out after the murderers. A special team of six investigators is formed in order to penetrate the Mafia underworld. Almost immediately they lose Borsellino to another bomb attack. De Gennaro the only one left, drives the squad on. In a spectacular operation, a bug is planted inside an apartment used by two clan members. The pair unwittingly lead to the arrest of the killers and the squad can savour their victory, for now. MINISERIES - 2X100’ - 2001 MAFIA WOMEN DONNE DI MAFIA DIRECTOR: Giovanni Ferrara Starring: Tosca D’Aquino, Mietta This is the story of a group of courageous women, among them the protagonist Teresa, wife of a mafia boss, who finds the strength to say “enough” to the culture of violence and fear ruling their lives. Credits not contractual Credits MINISERIES - 2X100’ - 2001 8 OCTOPUS LA PIOVRA DIRECTORS: Damiano Damiani, Florestano Vancini, Luigi Perelli, Giacomo Battiato Starring: Raoul Bova, Anja Kling, Patricia Millardet, Remo Girone, Ennio Fantastichini, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Michele Placido, Giuliana De Sio, Florinda Bolkan Still today “Octopus” is considered to be one of the most successful Italian television series worldwide. With a 10 season arc, produced between 1984 and 2001, the series analyzes the tentacular insidiousness of organized crime involved in politics and public events during those years, much like an octopus. The context of the facts described reflect the current events of that period, allowing the viewer to better understand just how articulate and powerful the Mafia phenomenon is. The series won tremendous critical acclaim and had a succession of various directors and musicians of the highest caliber, such as Ennio Morricone, Ritz Ortolani e Paolo Buinvino. Credits not contractual Credits TV SERIES - 10 SEASONS - 48 EPISODES - 1984/2001 9 FEATURE FILMS THE MAFIA ONLY KILLS IN SUMMER LA MAFIA UCCIDE SOLO D’ESTATE DIRECTOR: Pierfrancesco Diliberto aka Pif Starring: Pierfrancesco Diliberto aka Pif, Cristiana Capotondi The sentimental and civil education of a boy, Arturo, born in Palermo the very same day the mafia boss Vito Ciancimino was elected mayor. An emotionally captivating, alternately humorous and heartrending tale of the mob’s pernicious influence in Sicily.