Release, runtime and language

1993 · 119 mins · Italian

Directed by

Giuseppe Ferrara

Starring

Giancarlo Giannini, Anna Bonaiuto, Sergio Albelli, Antonio Cantafora, Cesare Bocci, Michele Placido

Set in 1980s Sicily, it follows the creation of Italy's first anti‑mafia judges pool at the Palermo courthouse, as prosecutors unite to confront organized crime. Simultaneously, two rival mafia families embark on a decade‑long war to dominate smuggling operations, forcing the magistrates into a brutal clash of law and underworld power.