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Paying your dues : the cost of protection /

Shadows fall across the narrow streets of Palermo, cloaking the dark hand of the Cosa Nostra, the Sicilian Mafia. The Mafia still extort protection money, known as pizzo, from 80% of Sicilian businesses. Failure to pay pizzo means arson or physical attack. We throw open the shutters on this hidden w...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Schimmenti, Laura (Director), Zulini, Andrea (Director), Donati, Gianluca (Director), Battaglia, Marco (Director)
Format: Video
Language:Italian
Language Notes:In Italian with English subtitles.
Published: Surrey, England : Journeyman Pictures, 2012.
Subjects:
Mafia > Italy > Sicily.
Internet videos.
Documentary films.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Shadows fall across the narrow streets of Palermo, cloaking the dark hand of the Cosa Nostra, the Sicilian Mafia. The Mafia still extort protection money, known as pizzo, from 80% of Sicilian businesses. Failure to pay pizzo means arson or physical attack. We throw open the shutters on this hidden world, where to confront the Mafia can spell death. An explosive mix of police footage, frank testimony and chilling reconstruction.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 6, 2015).
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (60 min.)
Previously released as DVD.
Playing Time:00:59:17