sicilian letters

a film by Fabio Grassadonia,Antonio Piazza • in cinemas on 16 April 2025 • 2h10

With

Toni Servillo, Elio Germano, Daniela Marra, Barbora Bobulova, Giuseppe Tantillo, Fausto Russo Alesi, Antonia Truppo

Synopsis

Freely inspired by real events. — However, the characters in the film are the result of the authors’ imagination Reality is a starting point, not a destination. SICILY, IN THE EARLY 2000S. After several years in prison for collusion with the mafia, Catello, a seasoned politician, lost everything. When the Italian secret service asks for his help to capture his godson Matteo, the last mafia leader on the run, Catello takes the opportunity to get back in the saddle. A cunning man with a hundred masks, a tireless illusionist who transforms truth into a lie and lies into truth, Catello begins an unlikely and singular correspondence with the fugitive, seeking to take advantage of his emotional void. A bet that, with one of the most wanted criminals in the world, carries a certain risk…

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Credits

Screenplay: Fabio Grassadonia & Antonio Piazza
Cinematography: Luca Bigazzi
Editing: Paola Freddi
Sound: Stefano Campus. Conception sonore Mirko Perri, Giulio Previ
Production design: Gaspare de Pascali
Costumes: Andrea Cavalletto. Maquillage: Frédérique Foglia
Music: Colapesce
Produced by: Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima, Carlotta Calori, Viola Prestieri, Indigo Film avec Rai Cinema
Co-produced by: Alexis Dantec, Les Films du Losange
With the support of: Avec le soutien de Canal + Avec la participation de Ciné+OCS Avec la contribution de MiC – Direzione Generale Cinema E Audiovisivo Avec le soutien de Regione Lazio, Fondo Regionale Cinema E Audiovisivo (Programma FesrLazio 2021 – 2027)
French distribution: Les Films du Losange
International sales: Les Films du Losange