Studying to become a teacher in 1950s Northern Italy, Sicilian immigrant Pietro is joined by his big brother Giovanni. Pietro shows considerable promise in his field, prompting illiterate Giovanni to take on even the toughest jobs in order to support his sibling's academic pursuits.
Cast
Enrico Lo Verso
Giovanni
Francesco Giuffrida
Pietro
Fabrizio Gifuni
Pelaia
Calogero Caruana
Amico di Giovanni
Roberto Marzo
Amico di Giovanni
Davide Negro
Amico di Giovanni
Giorgio Pittau
Amico di Giovanni
Pasqualino Vona
Amico di Giovanni
Peppe Zarbo
Amico di Giovanni
Giuliano Spadaro
Padre della famiglia foggiana
Patrizia Marino
Sua moglie
Giuseppe Sangari
Suo figlio
Francesca Monchiero
Sua figlia
Salvatore Refano
Vecchio siciliano
Giorgia Scuderi
Assuntina
Maria Torranova
Zia
Antonino Trigilia
Zio
Michele Trigilia
Cugino
Alessandro Bretti
Cugino giovane
Claudio Contartese
Rosario
Barbara Braga
Ragazza del bar
Giovanni Leone
Caporale sardo
Luigi Mauro
Aiuto caporale
Edoardo Ciciriello
Bidello napoletano
Aldo Rendina
Maestro di ballo
Daniela Rubino
Ballerina
Anda Cirelli
Maîtresse
Rosaria Danzé
Lucia
Vittorio Rondella
Aiutante di Giovanni
Antonio Madaro
Ragazzo leccese
Erika Doria
Alessandra
Iolanda Donnini
Signora Verusio
Massimo Greco
Carmelo
Emanuele Aquino
Ladro nel tram
Aldo Boarino
Derubato
Paolo Sansalone
Ragazzo nei bagni pubblici
Irene Vistarini
Studentessa
Fabrizio Nicastro
Studente
Renato Liprandi
Bidello torinese
Domenico Ragusa
Simone
Francesco Guzzo
Disoccupato nel bar
Antonio Prestipino
Professore dell'esame
Corrado Borsa
Professore dell'esame
Paolo Sena
Professor Rosini
Domenico Mungo
Direttore della cooperativa
Valerio Contartese
Disoccupato calabrese
Marco Testa
Cantante nella festa
Mirella Ferrera
Fidanzata
Dario Dogliani
Fidanzato
Giuseppe D'Angelo
Aiutante di Giovanni
Giannicola Resta
Ragazzo ucciso
Simonetta Benozzo
Ada
Pietro Paglietti
Battista
Rosanna Rovere
Madre
Nanni Tormen
Cognato
Ileana Spalla
Cognata
Gianluigi Marcone
Nipote
Luisella Tamietto
Sorella di Ada
Tiziana Catalano
Sorella di Ada
Clara Droetto
Zia
Crew
Gianni Amelio
Director, Writer
Lillo Iacolino
Co-Writer
Alberto Taraglio
Co-Writer
Laura Pariani
Co-Writer
Daniele Gaglianone
Co-Writer
Simona Paggi
Editor
Maddalena Colombo
Assistant Editor
Patrizia Ceresani
Assistant Editor
Luca Bigazzi
Director of Photography
Pasquale Cuzzupoli
Colorist
Elisabetta Boni
First Assistant Director
Enzo Di Terlizzi
First Assistant Director
Gianluca Greco
First Assistant Director
Lidia Biondi
First Assistant Director
Lorella Chiapatti
Second Assistant Director
Luigi Palmulli
Second Assistant Director
Diego Gazzano
Production Coordinator
Silvia Ranfagni
Production Coordinator
Mario Cotone
Executive Producer
Vittorio Cecchi Gori
Producer
Rita Rusić
Producer
Ladis Zanini
Line Producer
Giancarlo Basili
Production Design
Stefano Falivene
First Assistant Camera
Roberto Rinalduzzi
Additional First Assistant Camera
Salvatore Bognanni
Second Assistant Camera
Alessandro Abate
"B" Camera Operator
Simonetta Antonucci
Assistant Costume Designer
Cristina Da Rold
Assistant Costume Designer
Gianna Gissi
Costume Design
Ferdinando Merolla
Hair Department Head
Maria Gerolama Sale
Hairstylist
Alberto Blasi
Makeup Department Head
Giulio Pezza
Makeup Artist
Benni Atria
Sound Editor
Alberto Doni
Sound Mixer
Fernando Caso
Sound Effects
Alvaro Gramigna
Sound Effects
Alessandro Zanon
Sound
Federico Savina
Dolby Consultant
Angelo Amatulli
Boom Operator
Paolo Ricci
Special Effects
Luca Ricci
Special Effects
Franco Piersanti
Original Music Composer
Alessandro Fiorito
Accountant
Nello Giorgetti
Set Decoration
Francesca Bocca
Assistant Set Decoration
Diego Giorgetti
Assistant Set Decoration
Claudio Iannone
Still Photographer
Melissa Strizzi
Script Supervisor
Massimiliano Sticchi
Electrician
Francesco Galli
Electrician
Stefano Olivieri
Property Master
Luciano Magagnini
Property Master
Giorgio Vecchi
Machinist
Valentina Ferroni
Assistant Production Design
Livia Tesla
Assistant Production Design
Eraldo Barbona
Key Grip
Patrizio Marra
Grip
Massimo Spina
Grip
Roberto Barbona
Grip
Alessandro Saulini
Gaffer
Fulvio Rossi
Unit Production Manager
Olivia Sleiter
Unit Production Manager
Giuseppina Mizioli
Seamstress
Sergio Forcina
Seamstress
Angela Anzimani
Seamstress
Alma Barbieri
Seamstress
Adolfo Onorati
Generator Operator
Leonardo Balestrini
Generator Operator
Franco Fantini
Administration
Marina Grappelli
Administration
Giulia Saccucci
Administration
Maria Vittoria Filipponi
Administrative Assistant
Enrico Cavallaro
Administrative Assistant
Emanuela Riganelli
Production Secretary
Fernanda Selvaggi
Production Secretary
Stefano Benappi
Production Secretary
Enrico Sollazzo
Production Secretary
Ljerka Rusić
Supervising Producer
Luan Amelio Ujkaj
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