What is the "punciuta" ritual: when Giovanni Brusca became Totò Riina's trusted man
In this clip from "La Giusta Distanza," we delve into one of the most significant and darkest moments in the history of the Mafia: the "Punciuta" ritual of Giovanni Brusca, a young man raised among the Corleonesi who later became the right-hand man of the "Boss of Bosses," Totò Riina.
I begin with the origins of Brusca's violence, nicknamed "U verru" (the pig), a man who from a young age displayed a ruthless nature, preferring cruelty to a life on the land.
Through the analysis of magistrate Alfonso Sabella and the firsthand accounts of collaborators with justice, I reconstruct the rise of what would become "Scannacristiani," an efficient soldier transformed into one of the bloodiest bosses of the San Giuseppe Jato district.
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