During the 2006 political elections, contending for a seat in Parliament are candidates from the ranks of the Grande Famiglia Italiana, headed by boss Bernardo Provenzano, himself a runner for the office of premier. Filmed in Turin, Naples, and Palermo, this stinging documentary, which also includes excellent use of archive material, reveals how the Mafia no longer makes news headlines as reports increasingly emphasize dramatic effect rather than focus on accurate description of a serious unsolved problem.
Vota Provenzano
Localized Title
[Vote for Provenzano]
Genre
Documentary
Country
Italy
Year
2007
Duration
64'
Elena Bernardi Produzioni
Languages
Italian
Director's Notes
Director's Notes
«The fight against the Mafia is over; it no longer exists, nor can it exist. And the Livatinos, the Terranovas, the Mancusos, the Falcones, the Borsellinos, not only died in vain, but have taken on a vaguely ridiculous air. Their faith in the law, their firm characters, their ideas: all outdated, the dusty baggage of nice old men, good for fiction at best. In fact, not even that anymore, since these days the protagonists of fiction are the Mafiosi. Today, there are no ideas to defend. Today, there is no fight to carry on. The only possible way to fight the Mafia today is to try to make it our own. The only way to fight it is to imitate. Welcome to the twenty-first century. The Mafia is defeated. Long live the Mafia!».
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