Der echte Pate

Just saw it, excellent i recomend it to anyone interested in Mafia history

Many know Mafia life just from the movies. This documentary does shine a light on one of the first of the Italian Mafia trying to escape that life, by also betraying the way he lived before. And all that for what? For the family - not Mafia family but the one that had nothing to do with crime.

On the other hand testifying agains the Mafia is quite dangerous, for him and everyone who was attached to him. The documentary is nicely structured, has a lot of Italian in there too (with subtitles), therefor might be tough to follow for some. If you can endure that, there is a compelling story you will experience and a look behind the curtain ...

As stated in my title, not sure why people said there are no subtitles. There are. Maybe they were to busy listening to the documentary and not actually watching it.

That aside it was a great documentary. I have heard of his name but never really knew much about him, his family or mafia connections. Being italian, I've always had a interest in the mafia of course. I'm sure some of my uncles were involved in the american one. But it's a subject they often won't talk about.

I feel for Buscetta. He is both villian and hero. And I feel for his son that wanted nothing do with him. I can understand why he hated him, but at the same time I can understand that all Tommaso wanted to do was protect his family so they could lead a normal life. Yes, he may have been bad in the past, but he was trying to "atone" for his sins. I am not in the sons shoes so obviously I can never understand what it's like.

In the end, and I don't say this as if anyone should die like this, its as if the cancer was sort of the price to pay for Tommaso's past life. At least he died naturally and not by someone trying to kill him.

Excellent documentary about Tommaso Buscetta and his family. Very well put together, engaging and interesting to watch.

Some reviews are complaining that the movie is only for those who understand Italian. Do you trust the opinions of people who can't figure out to use the English closed captioned option on Netflix to get the translation? It is a very good watch...enjoyable but not breathtaking. Even better for those who can exist in at least a grade-school level of intelligence...