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The Traitor
2019
· Movie
· 151 min
B
MEANRANK
74/100
Every rating
64–86
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 64, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 86.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The true story of Tommaso Buscetta, the first high-ranking Sicilian Mafia boss to break the code of silence and become an informant against the Cosa Nostra. The film follows his life from being a powerful mobster in Brazil to his arrest and decision to collaborate with Italian magistrate Giovanni Falcone, revealing the inner workings of the Mafia and sparking a war.
Details
- Director
- Marco Bellocchio
- Released
- 23 May 2019
- Country
- Brazil, France, Germany, Italy
- Language
- Italian
- Runtime
- 151 min
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 8 wins, 13 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 21 →8 wins from 21 nominations across 3 ceremonies
| International Submission to the Academy Awards 2020 | International Submission to the Academy Awards | Italy | Nominee |
| 65th David di Donatello Awards 2020 | Best Film | Winner | |
| 65th David di Donatello Awards 2020 | Best Director | Marco Bellocchio | Winner |
| 65th David di Donatello Awards 2020 | Best Editing | Francesca Calvelli | Winner |
| 65th David di Donatello Awards 2020 | Best Actor | Pierfrancesco Favino | Winner |
| 65th David di Donatello Awards 2020 | Best Supporting Actor | Luigi Lo Cascio | Winner |
| 65th David di Donatello Awards 2020 | Best Original Script | Marco Bellocchio | Winner |
| 65th David di Donatello Awards 2020 | Best Original Script | Ludovica Rampoldi | Winner |
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International Submission to the Academy Awards
1 nomination
| International Submission to the Academy Awards | Italy | Nominee |
65th David di Donatello Awards
8 nominations, 8 won
| Best Actor | Pierfrancesco Favino | Winner |
| Best Director | Marco Bellocchio | Winner |
| Best Editing | Francesca Calvelli | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Original Script | Marco Bellocchio | Winner |
| Best Original Script | Ludovica Rampoldi | Winner |
| Best Original Script | Valia Santella | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Luigi Lo Cascio | Winner |
32nd European Film Awards
12 nominations
| Best Actor | Pierfrancesco Favino | Nominee |
| Best Director | Marco Bellocchio | Nominee |
| Best Film | Giuseppe Caschetto | Nominee |
| Best Film | Simone Gattoni | Nominee |
| Best Film | Marco Bellocchio | Nominee |
| Best Film | Francesco Piccolo | Nominee |
| Best Film | Ludovica Rampoldi | Nominee |
| Best Film | Valia Santella | Nominee |
| Best Screenwriter | Marco Bellocchio | Nominee |
| Best Screenwriter | Francesco Piccolo | Nominee |
| Best Screenwriter | Ludovica Rampoldi | Nominee |
| Best Screenwriter | Valia Santella | Nominee |