Exclusive: Toni Collette, Monica Bellucci, Sophia Nomvete and director Catherine Hardwicke talk Mafia Mamma
Hitting theaters this week from Bleecker Street Pictures is the comedy film Mafia Mamma, directed by Catherine Hardwicke and starring Toni Collette, Monica Bellucci, Sophia Nomvete, Giulio Corso, Alfonso Perugini & Francesco Mastroianni.
Written by Michael J. Feldman & Debbie Jhoon, and based on an Original Story by Amanda Sthers, MAFIA MAMMA follows insecure American woman named Kristin (Collette), who is facing a slew of challenges. Her only son is desperate to leave for college, her boss is a sexist pig, and she just caught her unsuccessful musician husband (Huebel) cheating with a groupie. That’s when she receives a life-changing phone call from Bianca (Bellucci), her estranged grandfather’s trusted consigliere, telling her he is dead and that she must attend the funeral in Italy.
Egged on by Jenny (Nomvete), her outspoken best friend and lawyer, Kristin is persuaded that this is exactly what she needs—a free trip to Europe full of pasta, wine, and beautiful men. The trip gets off to a perfect start, but when her grandfather’s funeral explodes into a bloody gunfight, she finally learns the truth. Kristin isn’t just there to meet the family; she is there to be the new boss of the fiercest Mafia family in Calabria. Guided by Bianca, Kristin must take the reins of the organization and find out what she is really made of.
Blackfilmandtv.com’s Wilson Morales spoke with Toni Collette, Sophia Nomvete, Monica Bellucci, & director Catherine Hardwicke on the making of this hilarious film.