In 1991, 17-year-old Rita Atria visits a tireless anti-Mafia judge to denounce the organization responsible for the murders of her father and brother. Using meticulously recorded information from years of diary-keeping, Rita’s testimony is the linchpin for securing convictions of numerous figures in the Sicilian mob. Rita is a deep and impetuous heroine, motivated by rage and grief, and Veronica d’Agostino’s remarkable performance conveys all of the character’s complexities. In addition to the film’s nuanced characters, cowriter/director Amenta (who addressed the same true story in a 1997 documentary) vividly documents Sicilian village life and its desecration through cycles of crime and retribution.

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Lorenzo Vacirca
A man of little means struggles to make a living while nourishing his dream of buying a fancy car. (Nico Bonomolo, 13 min, 2009)

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Written by Marco Amenta, Sergio Donati, Gianni Romoli. Photographed by Luca Bigazzi. With Veronica d’Agostino, Gérard Jugnot, Miriana Faja (110 min).