Letizia Battaglia

Mariachiara Di Trapani

Eduardo Rebulla

Santi Caleca

Franco Zecchin

Roberto Timperi

Cristina Rajola

Luciano Leggio

Giovanni Falcone

Tommaso Buscetta

Paolo Borsellino

Rosaria Costa Schifani

Oscar Luigi Scalfaro

Totò Riina

Bernardo Provenzano

Kim Longinotto

Ollie Huddleston

Ray Harman

Garret Farrell

Danilo Romancino

Michelle Fingleton

Niamh Fagan

Clare Stronge

Paola Uberti

Dan Cogan

Jenny Raskin

Geralyn White Dreyfous

Lesley McKimm

Elena Foster

Patty Quillin

Regina K. Scully

Guglielmo Parisani

Alessia Petitto

Elizabeth Klinck

Sheila Ahern

Louis Bayman

Mico Cangiamila

Susann Chandler

Michelle Fennessy

Paula Moura

Sam Connor

Donal O'Kane

Warren Dowling

Rob Murray

Saoirse Finnegan Sheridan

Laura Poitras

Charlotte Cook

Kenneth Rice

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History

Shooting the Mafia

Lunar Pictures

Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

Impact Partners

Ireland

United States of America

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English

SWITCH.

As it jumps from era to era, the film never quite brings together the determined woman and her trailblazing work into a coherent portrait. 'Shooting the Mafia' is an interesting but disjointed look at one of the great photographers of our time.
- Jake Watt

Read Jake's full article...
https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-shooting-the-mafia-an-interesting-but-unclear-picture

Head to https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/sff for more Sydney Film Festival reviews.

Okay documentary that feels a bit disjointed, on the one hand wanting to be about this female photojournalist and her personal life, which when it came to her daughters didn't want to discuss, but also about the mafia's heavy control in Sicily and Corleone, and the uprising of the population to get rid of them, with the aid of a couple brave prosecutors who sacrificed their lives doing so.

While this woman's — Letizia Battaglia — life is interesting, especially her close relationships, this documentary didn't seem sure where to focus. Plus, the premise that Battaglia fought against the Mafia didn't really connect. She took some stark and graphic pictures, but they don't exactly translate to how she was part of the Mafia's takedown. Also, they kind of glossed over some major events, including per political career, other than that she got well paid in doing nothing as decisions were made outside of her control.

All in all, a fascinating character for sure and I would say it's worth checking out, but I think more could've been done to show viewers a fuller picture of her life rather than bits and pieces intertwined with the Mafia's brutality.

**3.0/5**

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