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L’Ora: Ink Over Bullets (2022)
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Original name: L'Ora - Inchiostro contro piombo
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
TV show
Story:
In October 1958, the Sicilian newspaper L’ORA coins the term “MAFIA” for the very first time to denounce the endemic organized crime in the region. Shortly thereafter, a bomb detonates in front of the editorial offices; only two days later the daily reappears with the headline: ‘The Mafia may threaten us, our investigation continues.’ Inspired by true events, L’ORA takes place in Palermo of the late 50 ́s and early 1960s. Newly minted Editor-in-Chief with his group of fearless journalists focus their investigation on organized crime and its reach into every corner of church and society.
Style:
tense, historical drama, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, period piece, political drama
Plot:
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Time:
1950s, 60s, 1960s
Place:
sicily
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