Excellent Cadavers (2005)
Жанр : документальный
Время выполнения : 1Ч 15М
Директор : Marco Turco
Краткое содержание
In the late-80s and early-90s, two prosecutors went after the mob in Sicily. Archival footage, gruesome photographs and new interviews are shown.
Том и его напарник Джо — полицейские из Нью-Йорка. Сидят на зарплате, а вокруг красивая жизнь: бездельники, проститутки, мафия и дорогие автомобили. Полицейским хочется разбогатеть и забыть про службу, а как это сделать? Очевидно, следует что-нибудь украсть, но что именно? Они приходят за советом к известному мафиози.
После смерти главы мафиозного клана власть в городе делят поровну три семьи. Но помощник одного из мафиози сам хочет стать главой мафии. Он стравливает семьи между собой, ожидая, когда они перебьют друг друга и освободят для него трон крёстного отца.
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