Our Godfather

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

I'm 60 and I didn't know of this story. It is the one behind the prosecution of flagging Mafia at home and abroad whose new mantra involved drugs and a new take on the old Costra Nostra ways. The Godfather here may not have been known to you as he was not to me. His fall and turning makes a crucial point in the massive take-down of the organization. The costs were, as imagined, quite striking. This doc shows a good measure of the life of Thomas Bucetta (sp?) after he decides to cooperate with both Italian and American governments. The man paid a heavy cost as might be imagined. It is not wholly a horror story as he survives with all but two of his children until his death from health related problems. The simple adage comes to mind: "you play, you pay" in some of the worst ways. Like most criminal organizations who grow like an octopus's tentacles this one began to crumble from within. But, because of it's dark spread it continues in various factions and forms still haunting the remaining family members whose father did the one thing that is unforgettable. I found it fascinating as it does hit on the human costs of such a dark ride.

This documentary is a mess. The producers had nothing and probably have run our of money so they had to push something to the market.

Who is "our"? The family. But there is a lot, more than half, about things that don't belong to the family life. And it's about the second family anyway, as the first family is barely mentioned.

Is it about the trials? But which ones?

Overall it's a long series of pointless interviews with people who have met Tommaso Buscetta and agreed to appear on camera.

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.

Perplexed by the bad reviews regarding "I don't speak Italian" don't these people not know Netflix offers a very easy system to add subtitles? My 8 year old child even knows how to do it, honestly the mind boggles these bad reviews based purely on this should be removed surely on such a ridiculous basis due to the viewers incompetency....?