It's 1987, the final act of the Maxi Trial in Palermo, the largest criminal trial in Italian history. On this occasion, eight jurors, four women and four men, are locked in a deliberation chamber for thirty-six days. Their task is to determine the convictions or acquittals of 470 defendants accused of mafia crimes.
Acting
Sergio Rubini's crumbling authority is magnificent.
Direction
Infascelli traps you in that room with them.

Director
Fiorella Infascelli
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Maxi Trial convicted 360 people; Italy's 'Buscetta theorem' changed how mafiosi flipped.
Infascelli filmed in the actual Palazzo di Giustizia where the trial occurred.
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