The Sicilian Girl (La siciliana ribelle) 15 years old

What would drive a seventeen-year-old girl to betray her family? And if that family was the mafia?

Inspired to a true story, on November 5th 1991, Rita Atria a young 17-year-old Sicilian girl, goes to see an anti-Mafia judge Paolo Borsellino to denounce the Mafia system that was responsible for the murder of her father and her brother. It is the first time that such a young woman from a Mafia family rebels and betrays the Mafia. From that moment on, Rita's days are numbered. She only has nine months to live...

Credits

The Sicilian Girl Cast

Name Character
Francesco Casisa He was 21, now 37 years old as Vito
Gérard Jugnot He was 57, now 72 years old as Judge
Mario Pupella He was 50, now 66 years old as Don Salvo
Marcello Mazzarella He was 45, now 60 years old as Don Michele
Veronica D'Agostino She was 21, now 36 years old as Rita
Paolo Briguglia He was 34, now 49 years old as Bruni

The Sicilian Girl Crew

Name Department
Marco Amenta as Director. He was 38 (now 53) years old Directing
Marco Amenta as Writer. He was 38 (now 53) years old Writing
The Sicilian Girl poster
The Sicilian Girl (15 years)

What would drive a seventeen-year-old girl to betray her family? And if that family was the mafia?

  • Release day: Wednesday, December 31, 2008
  • Runtime: 113 minutes