'' The Traitor '' ( ) is a 2019 internationally co-produced biographical drama film co-written and directed by Marco Bellocchio , about the life of Tommaso Buscetta , the first Sicilian Mafia boss turned '' pentito '' . Pierfrancesco Favino stars as Buscetta , alongside Maria Fernanda Cândido , Fabrizio Ferracane , Fausto Russo Alesi and Luigi Lo Cascio . It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival
2019 Cannes Film Festival
2019 Cannes Film Festival
The Traitor (2019 film)