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MuchhasbeenwrittenandbroadcastsinceacommandoofthendranghetashotdownsixmeninDuisburginAugust2007.Sheddingtruelightontheissue,MenofHonouristhefirstdocumentaryfilmtoputtheCalabrianMafiabossesthemselvesinfrontofthecamera.<br/> TheynotonlyexplainwhytheDuisburgmurderstookplace(aspartofavendettabetweentwofeudingclans)butalsorevealthatthemafiaisdoingbusinessinthemidstofGermanywithlarge-scaleoperations.WepowderyournosesandbuildyourroadssaystheGermanadjutantofthendrangheta,astheMafiaisknowninCalabria.HeblowsthewhistleonconstructionprojectsandfinancialtransactionsthattheCalabrianMafiahasusedtowashdrugmoney.Todaywearerespectedinhigherpoliticalcirclesaroundtheglobe,heexplains,particularlyhereinGermany.<br/> FilmdirectorFrancescoSbano,himselfCalabrian,conductedyearsofresearchandwasultimatelysuccessfulinpenetratingtotheverycentreoftheOnorataSocietà,orthehonourablesociety.TheMafiagodfathersshowustheirrituals,theirtraditionsandtheircodeofhonour.Neverbeforehasafilmbeensosuccessfulinreportingdirectlyandauthenticallyfromwithinthisclandestineworld.<br/> MenofHonourtakesustotheAspromonteMountains,totheoriginsofthendranghetaajourneythatthrowsourpictureofItalyoutoffocus.Filmedinquiet,wintery16mmimagesbycameramanMarcusJaeger,thefilmrecountsthehistoryoftheItalianSouthasithasneverbeentoldbefore.<br/> InMenofHonour,thevoicesofdaylabourersandfarmingfamiliesareheard.Musicianssingaboutthedeedsofthendrangheta.AndtheresidentsofSanLucadiAspromontestubbornlydefendtheirvillagesname,fendingoffitsreputationasahuboforganisedcrime.ThefilmleadsusdeepintothehinterlandsofPalermoandNaples,areasriddenwithpovertyandhopelessness.Ittellsofaculturealivebetweenprideanddesperation;aculturethatwantssocialprogressbutneedstheMafia.Thecommandissacred,saysamaskedlatitante,amanofhonourwho,havingcommittedabloodydeed,isforcedtoliveinthesolitudeofthemountainsforseveralyears.Asachild,Ihadnothing.Thehonourablesocietyraisedme;itisthemotherofallCalabrians.<br/> MenofHonouralsorecountshowthemafiahasbeencontinuallyusedandendorsedbythepowerful:howtheAlliedforceshiredtheMafiatopreparethelandingofUStroopsduringWorldWarII.HowpoliticiansprofitedfromvotebuyingcarriedoutbythelocalMafiosi.HowMafiamillionswerefedintothenationsfinancialsystemandhowtheMafiosiadvancedtobecomeconstructionmagnates,whiletheirhomelandwasleftbehindasasocialnoman'sland.<br/> Italysunityisagreatdeception,saystheelderlyhistorianNicolaZitara,relegatingtheschoolbookversiontotherealmoflegend.UndernocircumstanceshadtherichNorthalwaysmaintainedtheupkeepoftheimpoverishedSouth.Duringthe1860s,Piedmontwaspracticallybankrupt.IntheWarof1861,thePiedmontssecuredthedepositsoftheBankofNaplesandthenbrutallycrushedthesubsequentinsurgenciesoftheso-calledbrigandsofruralSouthernItaly.<br/> ThestreetsofCalabriaarestillnamedafterthePiedmontgeneralswhointroducedmartiallaw.Andthepresenceofthebriganti,theruralguerrillasofthe19thcentury,isstillubiquitous.TheyliveoninthetraditionsoftheMafiapresentinthetattoosoftheoldpastrybaker,forinstance,whoisproudtobeamanofhonour.Werelikesnakespoisonous,hesays,andshowsthefilmmakerasnakeheadtattooonhisbiceps.Aboveit,awindroseisemblazoned,symbolizingOmertà,theconspiracyofsilence.AslongasIlive,Iwillneverfallintothefilthisinscribedonhisotherarm.