One Girl Against the Mafia (2002)

Synopsis: ONE GIRL AGAINST THE MAFIA: Diary of a Sicilian Rebel is just that - the story of a 17-year-old from a Mafia family whose father and brother are murdered as a matter of course. In November, 1991... ONE GIRL AGAINST THE MAFIA: Diary of a Sicilian Rebel is just that - the story of a 17-year-old from a Mafia family whose father and brother are murdered as a matter of course. In November, 1991 Rita Atria breaks the code of silence she has grown up with and gives evidence to an anti-Mafia judge. Rejected by her mother (and almost everyone else she’s ever known), she goes into hiding in Rome. Using excerpts from Rita’s diaries, Marco Amenta constructs a powerful story of an ultra-violent world and the courage of one young woman against all odds. -- © Film Forum [More]