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Undercover cop Billy Costigan (LEONARDO DiCAPRIO) infiltrates Boston's Irish mob, led by Frank Costello (JACK NICHOLSON).
The DepartedDirector: Martin ScorseseCast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Anthony Anderson, Alec Baldwin(Warner Bros., 2006) Rated: R US DVD release date: 13 February 2007 [6 October 2006] by Cynthia FuchsPopMatters Film and TV Editor Feelings and WhatnotThe Departed's understanding of identity is deeply rooted in place and culture -- South Boston, Irish Catholicism, masculine rituals.
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