It’s 1965 and Lia, a spirited young woman living in a small Sicilian town, is initially attracted to Lorenzo, the son of the most prominent (and possibly Mafia-tied) local family. His possessiveness eventually repels her. But soon after, he appears with his cronies to kidnap, rape and force her into a shotgun marriage, all with the collusion of the town’s authorities. Lia and her family refuse to accept this barbaric ‘tradition’ and, despite the constant intimidation and violence, they take their fight for Lia’s rights to court.
Three people's fates are interwoven in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 A.D., during which Germanic warriors halt the spread of the Roman Empire.
The incredible true story behind the most controversial Italian court cases in recent years. Stefano Cucchi was arrested for a minor crime and mysteriously found dead during his detention. In one week's time, a family is changed forever.
The life and times of Pippo Fava, a Sicilian journalist who fought the Mafia through his local newspaper in the '70s and early '80s, meeting an untimely end.
Felicia Impastato, mother of the brave Peppino Impastato, tries to keep the memory of his son alive after his murder.
Gaetano Aronica (born 30 September 1963, in Agrigento) is an Italian actor known for playing the Roman general Varus in the 2020 Netflix television series Barbarians. He also starred in Malèna (2000), Il Capo dei Capi (2007) and Baarìa (2009). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gaetano Aronica, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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