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The Sicilian Girl

The Sicilian Girl

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 31, 2008

Runtime

1h 53m

Genres

Drama

User Score

62%

Original Title

La siciliana ribelle

Production Companies

R&C Produzioni, Eurofilm, Roissy Films, RAI

Director

Marco Amenta

Description

Inspired to a true story, on November 5th 1991, Rita Atria a young 17-year-old Sicilian girl, goes to see an anti-Mafia judge Paolo Borsellino to denounce the Mafia system that was responsible for the murder of her father and her brother. It is the first time that such a young woman from a Mafia family rebels and betrays the Mafia. From that moment on, Rita's days are numbered. She only has nine months to live...