the mafia only kills in summer review - larky coming of age tale /

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Written and directed by its star Pierfrancesco Dilberto,this drama about growing up in 1970s Palermo is a winning and likable filmThere’s an oddly sympathetic mix of sentimentality and black comedy in this larkily nostalgic coming-of-age picture about growing up in 1970s Palermo, domestic of the mafiosi, and some audacious unsung guys who stood up to them. It’s written and directed by its star,Pierfrancesco Dilberto: known to the Italian TV public as “Pif”, a journalist and satirist. Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com