In the 1920s, Sicilian shepherd Giuseppe "Peppino" Torrenuova toils to support his impoverished family in Bagheria. As the decades unfold, the film follows Giuseppe's journey as he grows up, joins the Communist Party, marries, has children, and builds a political career.
Baaria
The film is an autobiographical epic that spans three generations in the Sicilian village of Bagheria, where the director was born and affectionately referred to as "Baaria" in local slang.
