Judge Giovanni Falcone (Chazz Palminteri) begins a crusade to take down the Sicilian Mafia, knowing full well he's putting his life in danger. Amid pressure to end the investigation, Falcone meets Tommaso Buscetta (F. Murray Abraham), an ex-gangster willing to help stop the mob. Based on a nonfiction work by journalist Alexander Stille, this film depicts the bloody real-life political battle that shook Italy during the late 1980s and early '90s.