Il Capo dei Capi – Riina the mafia boss of all bosses
To understand that you should watch the horrible and fascinating tv-biography “Il Capo dei Capi” of 10 years ago. The tv-series tells the story of a truly ruthless man who always was one step ahead of his ennemies. He always did the unthinkable, the one thing that his counterparts could not imagine anyone doing. His brutality was limitless. The Palermo clan that was in power since forever was a kind of gentlemen’s club. It’s members did not shy away from violence or murder even, but did act according to a set of rules. Their mafia was akind of brotherhood and they thought themselves to be good christians!
Not so for Riina, he could not care less about rules and codes of conduct. Effectivity was his religion, only those deeds that resulted in achieving the goal were good deeds. The tv-series does a very good job in showing how the Palermo clan was completely overwhelmed and put aside (=killed) by the ‘Beast’ Riina. His successor Bernardo Provenzano was captured 10 years ago and is still in prison.
The role of Totò is interpreted magnificently by Claudio Gioé, known from his part in the success series Il meglio gioventù. Highly recommended!
The series can be bought as a dvd but is also available on YouTube.