Benedetto Raneli
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Come Into the Light
2005-01-21
Come Into the Light
Overview: In 1990s Palermo, Pino Puglisi is a priest from the neglected Brancaccio neighborhood dedicated in helping kids to get off the streets and creating an embracing place of hope and solidarity in his church, which means trouble for the local Mafia. He continues his solitary fight until the bitter end.
Genres: Drama Crime History
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2005-01-21
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I Vicerè
2007-11-09
I Vicerè
Overview: In late 19th-century Sicily, the noble Uzeda family—whose lineage dates back to the ancient viceroys that ruled those lands—fights to preserve its waning power in the face of the newly unified Italian regime.
Genres: Drama History Romance
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2007-11-09
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The Whores
1994-08-01
The Whores
Overview: Orlanda, Liuccia, Milù, Blu Blu and Veronica are five women in Palermo, Sicily, each different from the other. But, along with transvestite Kim and young man Maurizio, they all share something: they're "buttane", hookers, who spend the day between the streets and home; some got children, some got problems with the pimps, some with the clients...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1994-08-01
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Acla's Descent into Floristella
1992-09-10
Acla's Descent into Floristella
Overview: Set in Sicily in the 1930's, Aurelio Grimaldi's feature debut chronicles the harsh story of twelve-year-old boy, Aclà, sold into slavery by his destitute parents to work in the underground Floristella sulfur mines. Overworked and underfed, Aclà toils from Monday to Saturday in the steamy, candle-lit labyrinths. Repeatedly beaten and abused by his "owner" and with constant threats of being raped, Aclà plots his escape to the sea...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1992-09-10
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My Name Is Tanino
2003-05-30
My Name Is Tanino
Overview: During a sunny Sicilian summer Tanino has a sweet and tender story with Sally, a young American tourist. But when summer is over, Sally flies back to the States forgetting Tanino and her camera. He instead cannot forget the girl and he decides to go to the States with the excuse of bringing back her the camera and to see the dreamland of any Sicilian. Tanino will discover that dreams don't always match with reality...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2003-05-30
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7 Days
2016-10-01
7 Days
Overview: Ivan and Chiara meet on a Sicilian island to prepare the wedding for Ivan’s brother and Chiara’s best friend. Despite the fact that Ivan is determined not to repeat the failure of his last relationship and Chiara does not want to jeopardise her marriage, the two fall in love with each other. They resolve to live their relationship for only a few days and then break it off when the wedding guests arrive on the island. But can love be controlled? Or is it love that controls us?
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2016-10-01
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It Was the Son
2012-09-01
It Was the Son
Overview: The Ciraulo family lives in the miserable district of Palermo called "Zen". When one of their children dies in a shootout between mafia gangsters they receive compensation and buy a luxury black Volvo. Things go wrong when Trancredi, another son, takes the car out and damages the car door.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2012-09-01
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The Escort
1993-04-15
The Escort
Overview: The film shows the difficulties of an honest, imperiled judge and his bodyguard of four men, trying to clean up a Sicilian town. Corrupt local politicians, working hand-in-hand with the Mafia, will stop at nothing to prevent exposure of their rackets.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1993-04-15
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Boys on the Outside
1990-09-14
Boys on the Outside
Overview: Young men with no future have little in the present as well. Natale is released from prison: he takes up with his friends again but none can find work. Claudio, from Palermo, gets out of juvenile detention in Naples and he's met by Vita, a girl who's come from home to run away with him. Where can they go? A young dad, whose potato stall at the market is shut down because he has no permit, takes his two small children to the beach and yells at them. Mario, gay, a prostitute in drag, gets a visit from his mom; he offers tea, then finds the water to his apartment is shut off. Social workers drop by, parole officers file reports. What hope is there? What options besides crime?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1990-09-14
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Vite perdute
1992-02-20
Vite perdute
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1992-02-20
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Don Gino
2019-08-24
Don Gino
Overview: Once Don Gino discovers his son's homosexuality, he'll have to choose between family and respect.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2019-08-24
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