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05/11/2009Cinema review: A rebel with a cause

Picturenose's James Drew reviews the latest examination of life (and death) in the Mafia, and the price that must be paid for betrayal.

La siciliana ribelle (The Sicilian Girl) (2009)

Marco Amenta's La siciliana ribelle (2009) tells the true tale of Rita Atria (Veronica D'Agostino), the 17-year-old daughter of a slain Sicilian Cosa Nostra boss and sister to his dead son, who in 1991 broke 'the Family's' sacred code of omertà  (silence) and aided anti-Mafia police with their investigations.

Gérard Jugnot plays the anti-Mafia judge, Paolo Borsellino, who tried his very best to protect his charge but who was himself murdered as payback for his attempts to bring the Mafia to book.

The film, while somewhat high-pitched, nevertheless makes a decent attempt to show how even a formerly loyal 'Family' youngster might choose to renounce even her own blood to find justice – however, director Amenta (who also co-wrote with Sergio Donati and Gianni Romoli) leaves gaps in his vision, even more apparent when compared with other recent portrayals of Italian gangster life, such as Matteo Garrone's superb Gomorra (2008).



One is left with impression that La siciliana ribelle is not really making every effort to honour, as should be honoured, the bravery of its central characters.



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