Dario Aita

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.

After a terrorist attack in Rome, the government urges the population not to leave their houses: several couples clash during isolation. Shot during the first COVID-19 lockdown.

Siri is a 27-year-old girl who believes the bartender spat in her milkshake and from that day she sees him everywhere.

Anton is a young Romanian worker who works illegally. Due to an heartbreak and his condition as an irregular foreigner, he decides to make an extreme gesture

Anton is a young Romanian worker who works illegally. Due to an heartbreak and his condition as an irregular foreigner, he decides to make an extreme gesture

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.

In Polignano a Mare, covered in snow, they are more nervous than usual. Hysterics, anxiousness, pregnancy tests, lost rings and stuck lifts - what else can happen?

Três histórias, passadas em três lugares do mundo, ligadas por um elemento simbólico. Na Bélgica, a loja do iraquiano Hamed é saqueada e seu precioso pote de café é roubado. Na Itália, um sommelier apaixonado se envolve em um assalto a uma fábrica de café. Na China, um jovem gerente é convidado a cuidar de uma fábrica que corre o risco de poluir um vale em Yunnan.

Sometimes you need to try unusual ways to start a family.

United by an uncompromising struggle as members of the infamous 1970s far-left terrorist group Prima Linea, fugitive couple Sergio and Susanna have become increasingly alienated from the real world. Their luck runs out when Susanna is captured and thrown in jail. Putting his life on the line, Sergio embarks on a radical plan... Loosely based on the memoir by Prima Linea's 'commander' Sergio Segio.