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The Sicilian girl, a Italian/French co-production ; R&E Produzioni/Eurofilm/Roissy Films/Studio 37/Malec Production/Cite Films in cooperation with RAI Cinema/Italy and Mediterranea Film/France with the participation of Canal+ and TPS Star ; directed by Marco Amenta ; written by Marco Amenta and Sergio Donati ; produced by Tilde Corsi, Gianni Romoli, Simonetta Amenta, Marco Amenta and Raphael Berdugo

Label
The Sicilian girl, a Italian/French co-production ; R&E Produzioni/Eurofilm/Roissy Films/Studio 37/Malec Production/Cite Films in cooperation with RAI Cinema/Italy and Mediterranea Film/France with the participation of Canal+ and TPS Star ; directed by Marco Amenta ; written by Marco Amenta and Sergio Donati ; produced by Tilde Corsi, Gianni Romoli, Simonetta Amenta, Marco Amenta and Raphael Berdugo
Language
ita
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Not rated
Main title
The Sicilian girl
Medium
videorecording DVD
Responsibility statement
a Italian/French co-production ; R&E Produzioni/Eurofilm/Roissy Films/Studio 37/Malec Production/Cite Films in cooperation with RAI Cinema/Italy and Mediterranea Film/France with the participation of Canal+ and TPS Star ; directed by Marco Amenta ; written by Marco Amenta and Sergio Donati ; produced by Tilde Corsi, Gianni Romoli, Simonetta Amenta, Marco Amenta and Raphael Berdugo
Runtime
110
Summary
Recounts the true crime story of mafia daughter Rita Atria, who took her life into her hands to break the code of silence and testify against "The Family" in 1991. After the gangland assassinations of her father and brother, 17-year-old Rita (Veronica D'Agostino) takes it upon herself to avenge their murders. Forming an unlikely alliance with an anti-Mafia judge (Gerard Jugnot), Rita charts the thin line between justice and revenge as she begins to expose the dark secrets of an enshrouded world. However, she soon finds the side of law and order to be a lonely place which puts her conviction to the test -- and her life on the line
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action