Die Mafia mordet nur im Sommer (2013)

Die Mafia mordet nur im Sommer: Directed by Pif. With Cristiana Capotondi, Pif, Alex Bisconti, Ginevra Antona. Inspired by real events, this is a black comedy about 20 years of history of Sicily from 1970s to 1990s, mocking Mafia Bosses and restoring the generosity of the heroes of Antimafia. It’s focused on Arturo, a young boy who grows up in Palermo and tries to conquer his beloved Flora.

“I beg to disagree with almost everyone on this one. There is nothing overtly u0026#39;artisticu0026#39; about this movie. It treats real, tragic events with total superficiality and no feelings. The mafia bosses are pathetic caricatures, not bloodthirsty killers and cutthroat businessmen. It all looks like a u0026#39;see no evil, hear no evil do-good- eru0026#39; cartoon…u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI was there in those years, and I can assure everyone, there was nothing even remotely funny or entertaining in the affairs pictured in the movie. In this film everything is pictured as if it was all a joke, as if the dead werenu0026#39;t really dead, as if the mafia was a bunch of unruly kids, and nothing u0026#39;reallyu0026#39; ever happened. Well, it all might be good in todayu0026#39;s politically correct environment where all is forgotten and forgiven, but as I said at the beginning of this review, I beg to disagree…”