If you loved Once Upon a Time in Bethlehem, try It’s the Law

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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Once Upon a Time in Bethlehem

2019 · dir. Salvatore Ficarra, Valentino Picone

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It’s the Law

2017 · dir. Salvatore Ficarra, Valentino Picone

What they share

Both films are directed by Salvatore Ficarra, Valentino Picone, and they sit in Comedy territory. If that's the register that drew you to Once Upon a Time in Bethlehem, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What It’s the Law is

Here's a film about the perils of being too ethical, maybe. A newly elected mayor in Sicily attempts to clean up his town, but soon faces the entrenched corruption of local government. It's a comedy, so I'm guessing he probably fails.

If you loved Once Upon a Time in Bethlehem, try It’s the Law

Once Upon a Time in Bethlehem

It’s the Law

What they share

What It’s the Law is

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