The mafia kills only in summer

Italy, 90 min 

Comedy, drama

Scope, Dolby

Pierfrancesco Diliberto (a renowned TV host and political comedian, better known as Pif) wrote, directed, and stars in this subversive, irreverent feature debut about Arturo, a young boy whose obsession with the Mafia’s casual presence in his city surpasses even his passion for Flora, the beautiful schoolmate who remains his main love interest until adulthood. Pif uses Arturo’s unrequited love story as the vehicle to narrate the most tragic events in Italy’s recent history, starting with the Cosa Nostra’s criminal actions in Sicily in the ’70s, which soon spread through the country (encompassing the barbaric murder of judges Falcone and Borsellino, an event that Pif handles with astounding boldness). Winner of the Audience Award at the Torino Film Festival, Mafia is a brave and intelligent dark comedy with a powerful message.

DIRECTED BY

PIF

CAST

PIF, CRISTIANA CAPOTONDI, NINNI BRUSCHETTA, CLAUDIO GIOÈ

CREW

Director PIF Story & Screenplay PIF, MICHELE ASTORI, MARCO MARTANI Producer WILD SIDE Cinematography ROBERTO FORZA Editing CRISTIANO TRAVAGLIOLI Original Music SANTI PULVIRENTI

US Publicist Alex Panagakis – Alex@AlexPanagakisPR.com

DIRECTOR’S NOTE

“One day I stopped and looked around. And that’s when I asked myself the question: how can the Mafia enter the lives of people so arrogantly in Palermo and so few say something about it?”

REACTIONS

“‘The Mafia Kills Only in Summer’ is tremendously funny and intensely serious….
provocative and important.” — The Village Voice

“Real Moments of Sweetness” — Entertainment Weekly

In his impressive directorial debut, Italian TV star Pierfrancesco Diliberto finds unlikely comedy in the murderous criminal underworld of his native Sicily. – The Hollywood reporter 

Pierfrancesco Diliberto makes a terrific debut with this alternately humorous and heartrending tale of the mob’s pernicious influence in Sicily. – Jay Weissberg, Variety

AWARDS AND FESTIVALS

Cinema Italy – Miami/Atlanta/San Juan Italian Film Festival 2014

David di Donatello 2014: Best Debut Director, Youngs’ David

Globi d’Oro 2014: Best Screenplay

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2014: Another View

Open Roads: New Italian Cinema 2014

Turin Film Festival 2013: Torino 31 – Special Jury Award

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