Gaetano Aronica

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.

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.

Three very different women who are hiding a secret are forced to work together to save their own skin.

A man is forced to retire from competitive swimming due to a heart condition.

This is the story of two poor, hungry young people, as well as their desire for social reward in Italy in the early twentieth century. This is the story of the passion for the cycling that joined them, and the adventurous events that shared them forever. The two boys were called Constant Girardengo and Sante Pollastri. But for all, they were the "Campionissimo" and "Bandito Numero 1".

イタリアのシチリア州バーリアで、ペッピーノは牛飼いの次男としてすくすくと育つ。ファシズムの支配も終わり、第2次世界大戦を経て共和国へと移行したころ、ペッピーノ（フランチェスコ・シャンナ）はマンニーナ（マルガレット・マデ）と恋に落ちる。だが、彼女の家族は貧しい彼との交際を許さず……。 『題名のない子守唄』などの巨匠、ジュゼッペ・トルナトーレ監督が故郷シチリアを舞台に描く壮大な人生賛歌。トルナトーレ監督自らの半生を基に、1930年代から1980年代にかけてのある家族の喜怒哀楽を生き生きと映し出す。主役を務めるのは、期待の新星フランチェスコ・シャンナ。トップモデルとして活躍するマルガレット・マデがその妻役で出演を飾る。3世代にわたる一家の物語や、たくましく生きるシチリアの人々の生命力に驚嘆する。

It is the year 33 of the Vulgar Era. The Emperor Tiberius is troubled by strange phenomena, an earthquake and the sky turning black as an eclipse. His astrologers give him fair warning: their omens indicate that the world is in the throes of a great upheaval and that old gods have been annihilated. A new kingdom is about to rise in the East. The Emperor calls Tito Valerio Tauro, the most prominent

第2次世界大戦中のイタリア。シチリア島の漁村で暮らす12歳の少年レナートは、美しい年上の女性マレーナに魅せられる。彼女は結婚して2週間で戦地に送られた夫の帰りを待ち続け、レナートはそんな彼女の姿を見守っては想いを募らせていた。戦局の移り変わりで島はナチス、次いで米軍の支配下となり、戦争未亡人となったマレーナは自分を庇護してくれる愛人の間を渡り歩く。だがそんな彼女の行動は島の人々の反感を買う。