Our Godfather

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Our Godfather

2019

1h 33m

Documentary

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Tommaso Buscetta, the first high-ranking Italian Mafia boss to turn against Cosa Nostra, helped convict more than 400 Mafiosi and became the mob's most wanted man in the world.

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

05/14/2019

With the gripping tension and fast pacing of a first-rate thriller, Our Godfather will prove fascinating for anyone interested in the milieu.

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

08/27/2022

3.5/5

Our Godfather is a gripping, yet polarizing documentary feature that has no heroes, just one man wanting a second chance at life.

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Katherine Steinbach

Nonfics (Substack)

09/18/2019

Tommaso's Italian traditions, his portrayal of masculinity, and his profound identity crisis after exiting the Mafia give the documentary a contemplative core.

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Hunter Lanier

Film Threat

07/29/2019

8/10

Through interviews with Buscetta's living family, home movies, and his own words, Franchetti and Meier give a human face to a figure who has been primarily filtered through catchy headlines and ominous news footage.

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Amy Glynn

Paste Magazine

06/19/2019

8.1/10

For anyone interested in the workings of organized crime, Our Godfather is a useful look at a subject that is frequently, and in general wrongly, romanticized.

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02/13/2020

As good as any mafia film very informative sad and ruthless .

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@MilloTPue 11/16/2019

Between 2.5 and 3. More interesting as a historical document than for its cinematographical values.

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10/28/2019

It would have been great if more than 25% would have been in English... 75% in Italian...jeez

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09/18/2019

I dont know if I was expecting the thrilling music and narration of Bill Curtis, like in a crime documentary but to be quite honest, I was bored to absolute tears with this. I assumed that this would be more about his crimes but this was almost completely about his personal life and family.

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Synopsis

Tommaso Buscetta, the first high-ranking Italian Mafia boss to turn against Cosa Nostra, helped convict more than 400 Mafiosi and became the mob's most wanted man in the world.

Director: Mark Franchetti, Andrew Meier
Producer: Mark Franchetti, Andrew Meier
Screenwriter: Mark Franchetti, Andrew Meier
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 10, 2019
Runtime: 1h 33m

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