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Una famiglia siciliana raccontata attraverso tre generazioni, da Ciccio al figlio Peppino al nipote Pietro. Le loro vicende private sfiorano gli amori, i sogni, le delusioni di un'intera comunità vissuta tra gli anni Trenta e gli anni Ottanta del secolo scorso nella provincia di Palermo.
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Baaria (2009)
160 min
In 1920s Bagheria, Giuseppe 'Peppino' Torrenuova works as a shepherd to financially help his poor family. Over the next fifty years, Giuseppe's life, as well as the life of the village, is observed. Giuseppe grows up, joins the Communist Party, marries a local girl, has children, and forges a political career for himself.