We live in their buildings, work in their companies, shop in their stores, eat in their restaurants and elect politicians they fund. So why have so few ever heard of the 'Ndragheta? Founded 140 years ago in Italy's toe, the world's most powerful mafia relies on a code of silence enforced by family and violent misogyny. Girls are married off as teens to seal clan alliances and raise more mafiosi. Women who rebel are executed to 'erase the family shame'.
When Lea Garofalo 'disappears' after testifying against her husband, prosecutor Alessandra Cerreti becomes convinced that the 'Ndragheta sexism could be its greatest flaw. Alessandra persuades two more mafia mothers to five evidence and together they set out to humble the 'Ndragheta and expose it to the world. The stakes could not be higher. A prosecutor is fighting for her nation. The mafiosi are fighting for their existence. The women are fighting for their children. Not all will survive.