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Shooting the Mafia

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Photographer Letizia Battaglia spent her career documenting things involving the Mafia.

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Critics Consensus

It may not peer as closely or inquisitively as it could have, but Shooting the Mafia pays affectionate tribute to an important -- and fascinating -- subject.

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Katie Walsh Tribune News Service 02/12/2020
By the end of Longinotto's inspiring film, you'll understand Letizia's former lovers who just couldn't stay away: it's all too easy to fall in love with her spirit. Go to Full Review
Kevin Maher The Times (UK) 12/03/2019
2/5
There's a fascinating movie about the Sicilian mafia sitting somewhere inside this patchwork documentary portrait of the veteran Italian photographer Letizia Battaglia. Go to Full Review
Ian Freer Empire Magazine 12/02/2019
4/5
An affectionate portrait of a remarkable woman that loses its grip when it bites off more than it can chew. Go to Full Review
Lindsay Traves Nightmarish Conjurings 02/17/2021
Will appeal to history buffs, legal scholars, feminists, and anyone with an interest in the reality of the mafia. Go to Full Review
Loren King Newport This Week (RI) 07/18/2020
It's rich with lively and revealing interviews, especially with the larger-than-life Battaglia. But it's also about the reign of terror that the Sicilian mob held over Palermo and other nearby towns, such as Corleone, for hundreds of years. Go to Full Review
Brent McKnight The Last Thing I See 06/26/2020
B
About bravery, self-determination, and standing up in the face of great, crushing adversity, "Shooting the Mafia" paints a picture of a bold figure, but is also about something so much larger than a single person or story. Go to Full Review
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Richard D 12/03/2019 First hand peak into the Sicilian Mafia from a unique perspective. A primer on the dark times. See more Thomas S @RT38038238 07/15/2024 An excellent insight into Sicilian life far removed from the movies. See more Sammo 12/05/2019 Thought it was about this "famous" female photographer. Much footage was video filming, not her photographing. She kept talking, and not much action of her photographing. Should've saved the bucks. See more Jerad W @JeraBear 11/23/2019 A pretty good Doc, if at times idiosyncratic, but get's the point across well enough. Now all we need is the quintessential Documentary on the origins of Organized Crime in America: That is The Juwesh Mob, headed by such gems as Meyer Lansky, Mikey Cohen, Bugsy Seigle & (Boardwalk Empire favorite) Arnold Rothstein (Billionaire Gangster & fixer of NY World Series: Baseball) Sadly though, I don't think this is coming anytime soon (i.e. don't hold your breath) See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Photographer Letizia Battaglia spent her career documenting things involving the Mafia.
Director
Kim Longinotto
Producer
Niamh Fagan
Distributor
Cohen Media Group
Production Co
Impact Partners, Fís Éireann/Screen, Lunar Pictures
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 22, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 31, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$10.0K
Runtime
1h 40m
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