Documentaries

Netflix's documentary Mob War: Philadelphia vs. The Mafia explores one of the most notorious chapters in organized crime history. Featuring firsthand insight from George Martorano, the series examines the power struggles, federal investigations, and real-life events that reshaped the Philadelphia underworld, offering a rare perspective from someone who lived through the era.

Born into a hierarchy of traditional criminal organization Martorano's stories educe compassion and humor in a world where violence is the norm be it in the paths of his storied South Philly mob family to the iron-gated iron-fisted penitentiaries and dungeons he called home for 32 years. In Oct 2015 under the Compassionate Release program as the longest nonviolent offender, he was discharged.

George Martorano, sentenced to life for non-violent marijuana charges, turns his life around in prison and inspires others before being released after 32 years. Martorano's story is one of ambition, survival, and the consequences of a life lived on the fringes of society. the longest sentence ever given for a nonviolent first offense.

DIrected by Jill Frechie and John Ricciutti