In the 1960s, a documentary was filmed in a Sicilian slum, following the lives of Angela, her husband, and their children. Three decades later, the filmmakers returned to explore the changes and continuities in the community.uxtaposing black and white footage from the past with color footage from the present, the documentary reveals how Angela's decision to leave her husband brought her a sense of renewal, yet the struggles of unemployment, crime, and mortality persisted.
Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family
A couple revisits a notorious Palermo slum, Cortile Cascino, 30 years after their fathers' initial visit to continue the story of the rag pickers and scavengers who call the area home.