The word "fictional" in some of the reviews above regarding the film seems erroneous given that the film is based on the life of Silvano Maistrello, known as "Kociss" (after Cochise, the tribal chieftain).
He was born in Castello, Venice, a stone's throw from the Arsenal. His mother was a long-term prostitute with many children, and was often seen in the alleyways along the rio della Tana plying her trade, near to where they lived.
Many in Castello, in particular, and Venice, generally, still remember the family, but without nostalgia. His criminal activity, sadly, began as a child but was at its height in the 1970s and 1980s. he died in a shoot-out, possibly preferring to die thus rather than go back to prison.
He was born in Castello, Venice, a stone's throw from the Arsenal. His mother was a long-term prostitute with many children, and was often seen in the alleyways along the rio della Tana plying her trade, near to where they lived.
Many in Castello, in particular, and Venice, generally, still remember the family, but without nostalgia. His criminal activity, sadly, began as a child but was at its height in the 1970s and 1980s. he died in a shoot-out, possibly preferring to die thus rather than go back to prison.