The law of silence - On the trail of the Mafia in Italy
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The law of silence - On the trail of the Mafia in Italy |
| Country of production | Germany |
| Publishing year | 2011 |
| length | 44 minutes |
| Rod | |
| camera | Giulio papa |
| cut | Cornelia Orlandi |
The Law of Silence - In the footsteps of the Mafia in Italy is a German documentary by Antje Pieper for the ZDF-Studio Rome , about the Camorra , 'Ndrangheta and Cosa Nostra .
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The Camorra in Naples
The documentary provides insights into the everyday life of the Neapolitans and the struggle of the so-called "falchi" ( Italian for "falcons"), a special police force that patrols the winding streets with motorbikes. Mafia victims tell of their encounter with the Camorra. It is also about women of the Camorristi, who are often themselves involved in the machinations of their husbands. Further topics are the Spartacus Trial , in which well-known Mafiosi such as Francesco Schiavone were convicted, as well as the illegal waste disposal controlled by the Camorra. The writer Roberto Saviano talks about his work, about his life on the guard against the Camorra and about the drug trade in the notorious Vele di Scampia .
The 'Ndrangheta in Calabria
It is about the controversial planned bridge Ponte sullo Stretto di Messina by Silvio Berlusconi , which with a main span of 3,300 meters is considered the largest planned suspension bridge in the world and about the construction delays caused by the 'Ndrangheta involved in the construction.
The Cosa Nostra in Sicily
The documentary takes the viewer to the hiding place of Salvatore Lo Piccolo in Giardinello , where the Cosa Nostra boss was arrested in November 2007. Furthermore, it is about protection money payments and shopkeepers who refused them and the last hiding place of Bernardo Provenzano , in which the Cosa Nostra boss was caught in April 2006, is shown. Likewise, there is talk of arrested mafiosi about expropriated land.