Baarìa

The film seeks to recount life in the Sicilian town of Baarìa, from the 1920s to present day, through the eyes of lovers Peppino and Mannina.

A film about a Sicilian family depicted across three generations: From Cicco, to his son Peppino, to his grandson Pietro. Touching lightly upon the private lives of these characters and their families, the film evokes the loves, dreams and disappointments of an entire community in the Palermo province between the 1930s and the 1980s - during the Fascist period, Cicco is a humble shepherd who, however, finds time to pursue his passion: Books, epic poems, and the great popular romance novels. In the days when people went hungry and during World War II, his son Peppino witnesses injustice and discovers a passion for politics. After the war, his fateful encounter with the woman of his life. A relationship opposed by one and all because Peppino has become a Communist. But the two young lovers will succeed in fulfilling their dream.