"Behind the 'hits,' the families, and the inter-mob politics lies an entity that exists to profit from the exploitation of innocent people. EXCELLENT CADAVERS gives us that story-an unromantic account of the mob told from an outsider's perspective… Turco forces viewers to see the story through the eyes of most Sicliians-those everyday people whose work makes the mafia's luxuries possible."—Jonathan J. Cavallero, Film & History

" * * * * [4 stars]! Tragic, riveting...Excellent!"—Time Out Chicago

"Angry and meticulous."—The New York Times

"Staggering, insistent... This is urgent, intelligent work."—New City

"A truly shocking story. It is possible to do something about the Mafia, and a few courageous souls have indeed tried. But you put your life at risk by doing so, and if this film is correct, you can guarantee that you will receive no support whatsoever from the Italian government. As the cadavers pile up in Sicily, a parallel story of collusion unfolds. The Mafia has swum in the tank created for it by successive Italian governments. Nobody is prepared to do very much to stop the Mafia, and the two stars of this film, prosecutors Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, die for their pains."—Nick Fraser, Commissioning Editor, BBC

"A beautifully disturbing work. The moving images are wonderfully balanced by the stunning insertion of vivid images from Sicilian photojournalist Letizia Battaglia."—Professor Jerome Krase, Brooklyn College, for H-ItAm