Simona Malato

June 1982, Sicily. While Italians dream of winning the World Cup, two adolescents dream of living their love story without fear. Gianni, 17, is bullied because of his homosexuality but his life changes when he meets by accident Nino, 16, a captivating and innocent boy. The profound friendship they develop will without embarrassment turn into love, as they start working together for Nino’s father, shooting fireworks. When their bond is discovered by their families, the consequences are as violent as the times and mores are conservative. The two teenagers are separated by force but ready to challenge everything and everyone, convinced their love can defeat death.

Rosa is a young rebel girl who lives with her grandmother and her uncle in a remote part of Calabria, in Southernmost Italy. Her mother's untimely death when Rosa was a child casts a gloomy shadow on her present life.

Giusy is tired of living in the community where she grew up, in the indifference of the older ones and the hostility of her companions. She decides to cut the ties that force her and ventures out alone on the streets of a gray and aggressive Palermo. Her courage makes her come to the rescue of an old wandering poet who, however, disappears at dusk in the belly of a mountain. Giusy will find a new road.

Maria, Pinuccia, Lia, Katia and Antonella are five sisters who live in an apartment in Palermo. They make a living by renting doves for ceremonies. On a normal day at the beach, tragedy strucks.

Em uma aldeia na Sicília, Pietrammare, pontual como o horário de verão, vem o tempo da eleição para a escolha do novo prefeito. Dominando por anos sobre o lugar, está Gaetano Patane, o prefeito histórico da pequena cidade siciliana. Um lobista pronto para usar toda a política de armas para criar um consenso em torno dele. A ele se opõe Pierpaolo Natoli, um professor na casa dos cinquenta, que foi para a política pela primeira vez, apoiado por um pequeno grupo de ativistas para fornecer a filha de 18 anos, Betty, uma alternativa por ocasião de sua primeira votação . Nossos dois heróis Salvo e Valentino estão em lados opostos: o manhoso Salvo oferece seus serviços a Patane, desde a vitória em todas as pesquisas; enquanto Valentino toma o campo ao lado do Natoli. Além da rivalidade, porém, ambos têm como objetivo alcançar um "favor" que poderia mudar suas vidas: um pequeno quiosque de bebidas colocadas na praça principal da vila que iria expandir a clientela e os rendimentos.

Na Itália de 1930, Peppino viveu uma infância problemática. Quando ficou mais velho e viveu no período fascista, descobriu uma grande paixão pela política, entrando para o comunismo. Após a guerra, ele encontra um grande amor.

Suddenly separated by 1500 km during Italy's emergency Covid 19 lockdown, middle-aged Chiara and Marcello’s attempts at video sex lead them to unexpected places. Misunderstandings and innuendo reveal deep fractures in their relationship, laid bare by the vagaries of the pandemic, normally glued together by the routines of domestic life. Over the course of 3 months, the couple discovers that the distance between them is greater than the length of the Italian peninsula that separates them. A heart breaking illustration of the collateral damage that can never be reflected in the pandemic data.

Suddenly separated by 1500 km during Italy's emergency Covid 19 lockdown, middle-aged Chiara and Marcello’s attempts at video sex lead them to unexpected places. Misunderstandings and innuendo reveal deep fractures in their relationship, laid bare by the vagaries of the pandemic, normally glued together by the routines of domestic life. Over the course of 3 months, the couple discovers that the distance between them is greater than the length of the Italian peninsula that separates them. A heart breaking illustration of the collateral damage that can never be reflected in the pandemic data.