
Mafia Is Not What It Used to Be
Documentary
Overview
Palermo, Sicily, Italy, 2017. Twenty-five years after the murders of anti-mafia judges Giovanni Falcone, on May 23, 1992, and Paolo Borsellino, on July 19, 1992; and on the occasion of the tributes held in memory of both heroes, skeptical photographer Letizia Battaglia, chronicler of their titanic combat, criticizes the opportunism of shady characters who, like businessman Ciccio Mira, profit from the commemoration of both tragedies.
Top Cast


Franco Maresco
Franco Maresco
Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice)
Franco Maresco
Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice)


Letizia Battaglia
Letizia Battaglia
Self - Photographer
Letizia Battaglia
Self - Photographer
Ciccio Mira
Ciccio Mira
Self - Event Manager
Ciccio Mira
Self - Event Manager
Matteo Mannino
Matteo Mannino
Self - Event Producer
Matteo Mannino
Self - Event Producer
Cristian Miscel
Cristian Miscel
Self - Singer
Cristian Miscel
Self - Singer
Franco Zecchin
Franco Zecchin
Self - Photographer
Franco Zecchin
Self - Photographer
Attilio Bolzoni
Attilio Bolzoni
Self - Journalist
Attilio Bolzoni
Self - Journalist
Davide Chianello
Davide Chianello
Self
Davide Chianello
Self
Mario D'Annunzio
Mario D'Annunzio
Self
Mario D'Annunzio
Self
Giovanna Di Rosalia
Giovanna Di Rosalia
Self
Giovanna Di Rosalia
Self
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