The true story of Rosario Livatino, a young judge in Sicily in the early 1980s, who have been nicknamed 'The Boy Judge' from the President of the Republic. He's strictly incorruptible, working hard and refusing even to shake hands with suspects. He then starts a number of investigations that lead him to touch the mafia power in the area, and then to personal war with the hidden organization.
Angela, an Italian-American woman, after many years returned to Sicily to attend the funeral of her father. During the ferry trip she meets Salvo, a teenager boy who claims to be hunted by the Mafia, because of a quantity of drugs he stole to some criminals. She decides to give him a ride and the two embark on a journey through Sicily. His amorous attentions are soon obvious, and leads to a fairly obvious ending.
Mario (Plácido), un italo-americano que regenta una pizzería en Nueva York, está acusado de asesinar a un juez en Palermo. Mario abandona los estados Unidos y vuelve a Sicilia para reclutar a Michele y a su hermano menor buscando un poco de ayuda. Michele es un buen tipo que no participa en la mafia y que está tratando de construir su vida con honestidad y trabajo duro.
