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Mafia Inc.
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Wikipedia article
'Mafia Inc.' is a 2019 Canadian crime drama film directed by Podz and scripted by Sylvain Guy. Based on the non-fiction book 'Mafia Inc: The Long, Bloody Reign of Canada's Sicilian Clan' by journalists Andr Cdilot and Andr Nol, the film stars Marc-Andr Grondin as Vincent Gamache, a man who gets drawn into Montreal's organized crime underground through his friendship with Giaco Paterno, the son of a major mafia boss. The cast also includes Sergio Castellitto, Gilbert Sicotte, Mylne Mackay, Tony Nardi and Benz Antoine.
The film premiered in October 2019 at the So Paulo International Film Festival, before having its Canadian premiere in February 2020. Grondin received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actor at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards.
Plot summary
The Gamache, a family of tailors, have been dressing the Patern Mafia family for three generations. Vincent Vince Gamache works on behalf of Frank, the godfather with his eldest son Giaco. Vince, reckless and rash, seeks to earn his stripes by impressing the godfather. Without the Patern knowing, he stages a big operation and is promoted. Fuming with jealousy, Giaco discovers that Vince committed a monstrous act behind his back. The Gamache disown him and war begins.
Cast
Production
In February 2018 the Quebecor Fund granted $380,000 to support the production of 'Mafia Inc.' and 'Antigone' by Sophie Deraspe (to be divided between the two films). In May 2018 Telefilm Canada announced it would spend approximately $13 million to fund 10 Quebec films, including 'Mafia Inc.' Principal photography took place in Montreal and then Cuba before completing late in 2018.
Reception
Critical response
Review aggregator website, Rotten Tomatoes reports that of reviews of the film were positive, with an average rating of . According to Metacritic, which sampled six critics and calculated a weighted average score of 64 out of 100, the film received "generally favorable reviews".
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