New on Disney+: True stories of women who took on the Italian mafia

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Anna Coles, a newly appointed young prosecutor, is given the colossal task of bringing members of the ‘Ndrangheta, the Calabrian mafia, behind bars. To do this, he has an idea to turn their wives and daughters against them. The series follows Anna’s quest for justice as she tries to undermine the ‘Ndrangheta from within, risking her own life and the lives of the women she is trying to save.

Good Moms, a TV series inspired by true events and adapted by Steven Bouchard. Watched episodes: 6 out of 6

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The new original Italian production is available from this Wednesday, April 5 Disney+The Good Mothers brings together an excellent cast to match the project.

Gaia Girassi, who came to the public thanks to her role in the series L’Amie prodigieuse, lends her qualities to the young Dennis Cosco, the daughter of the loving Lea Garofalo (Micaela Ramazzotti) and the unforgiving Carlo Cosco (Francesco Colella).

Valentina Bell (Catch-22, The Medici: The Masters of Florence) and Marco Zingaro (The Medici: The Masters of Florence, The Knight’s Fall) play Giuseppina Pesce and her cousin, Ciccio Pesce, respectively. Maria Concetta Cacciola, Juice’s friend, is played by Simona DiStefano (The Betrayer). And finally, Barbara Cicciarelli, seen in the TV series Suburra, plays the role of prosecutor Anna Coles.

Is it worth checking out?

The mafia has always fascinated the audience, both in the cinema and on the small screen, as evidenced by the success of the Godfather trilogy, Martin Scorsese films or the essential series The Sopranos…

Also in the world of organized crime, the Italian original series Good Mothers still brings a new perspective that has long been ignored and minimized: women, mothers, sisters, daughters trapped in a life that does not belong.

Adapted from a book by journalist Alex Perry and inspired by true events, this drama follows the intersecting destinies of three women who grew up in one of Italy’s most dangerous mafia clans, the ‘Ndrangheta. The series opens with Denise reuniting with her father Carlo Cosco, a prominent member of the organization whom she has not seen in years. The teenager is accompanied by his mother, Leah Garofalo.

Everything changes when Leah, whose past as a protected witness for justice is discovered, disappears when she was supposed to have dinner with her former companion. Dennis, who will soon turn 18, is taken in by his uncle and aunt and placed under the care of one of his father’s landlords, who tries his best to contact him.

Along with Denise’s story, the series sheds light on the daily life of Giuseppina Pesce, a mother who participates in her father’s activities by collecting money from local businesses, but who does not value her family.

Every morning in front of school he meets his friend Maria Concetta Cacciola, also a mother of three children and whose smallest actions are scrutinized by those around her. The three stories are connected to the investigation of the prosecutor Anna Kolas, who is convinced that these invisible women are the key to the attack of the mafia clan. And it may be true…

Be a good daughter, a good wife, a good mother. This is what the lives of Denis, Giuseppina and Maria Concetta are based on. A true punchline, The Good Mothers paints an intimate and moving portrait of these women in search of a life that would eventually be theirs!

Surrounded by wolves, like the lullaby that serves as the title of the series, they are constantly watched, humiliated, threatened, treated and beaten by those who hold them almost captive, most often under the gaze of their children and their helplessness. mother Every silence and every look speaks of their plight.

Whether they participate in the system or not, each of them knows the risks of a potential leak or a simple sign of an imminent departure. Can they really leave this life?

Through Denise’s memories, the drama also shows the consequences for those who, like Leah, stand by them and agree to be witnesses: loneliness, boredom, exhaustion, loss of sense of belonging and that visceral fear that never leaves. them. How do you control your destiny when the outcome is far from idealized freedom?

Quite rightly awarded the first Berlinale series award at the Berlin International Film Festival last February, The Good Mothers succeeds in 6 episodes of putting us through the hell of these women thanks to the brilliant performances of its interpreters and the power of the story.

Still very little told and developed on screen, do not miss the story of those who dared to challenge them in the series The Good Mothers, on Disney +.