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Critic Simon Abrams
rated 8

...a new Italian period drama about that time when, from 1980-2000, real-life Mafia don Tommaso Buscetta (...) informed on a couple hundred gangsters.

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Critic Matthew Monagle
rated 7

...a story of betrayal, modernity, and one man’s struggles with a lifetime of trauma.

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle
Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 6

...big, bold, confident film-making.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Danny Brogan
rated 6

...a meaty biopic of a man who was directly responsible for the conviction of over 400 members of the mob during the 1980s and 1990s.

Read full review at Common Sense Media

Cast & Crew

Pierfrancesco Favino
As Tommaso Buscetta
Luigi Lo Cascio
As Salvatore Contorno
Bebo Storti
As Franco Coppi
Fabrizio Ferracane
As Pippo Calò

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The Traitor tells the true story of Tommaso Buscetta, a mafia boss who turned informant and helped bring down the Cosa Nostra. In the early 1980s, Buscetta, known as "The Boss of Two Worlds," fled to Brazil to escape the constant war between the different clans of the criminal organization. However, after living through several misfortunes, he was forced to return to Italy, where he made a bold decision that would change his life and the destiny of Cosa Nostra forever.ll

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The Traitor was released for streaming on May 12, 2020.