Italy is counting on The traitor to Marco Bellocchio starring Pierfrancesco Favino in the role of Tommaso Buscetta. The Commission met at the Anica has chosen the film that has grossed over 4 million and seven hundred thousand euros at the box office and also won silver ribbon with seven awards (one twice, as best supporting actor Luigi Lo Cascio and Fabrizio Ferracane, as the Italian title that aims to get to the final five of the International Feature Film Award, the new wording of the foreign film, a term that americans seem very “inclusive”, for the night of the Oscar .
The Traitor is the Italian movie candidate for the Oscar: great pride!
The Traitor is the Italian entry to the Academy Awards: very proud!#IlTraditoreFilm #Oscars #AcademyAwards #Oscars2020 pic.twitter.com/mNGUoDWFXw— Pierfrancesco Favino (@pfavino) September 24, 2019
“I Am glad of this nomination, and I thank the commission, which has decided. The other films were just as worthy, but it’s gone so. It is a chance, a key to enter in the big race – has commented the director – I’m under No illusions, but I will do everything I can to help The traitor in this long journey. Even from the old anarchist, pacifist and non-violent, feel it as an honor and a responsibility to represent Italy in this challenge.”