124 minutes
10/2/1998
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.
Enrico Lo Verso
as Giovanni
Francesco Giuffrida
as Pietro
Fabrizio Gifuni
as Pelaia
Calogero Caruana
as Amico di Giovanni
Roberto Marzo
as Amico di Giovanni
Davide Negro
as Amico di Giovanni
Giorgio Pittau
as Amico di Giovanni
Pasqualino Vona
as Amico di Giovanni
Peppe Zarbo
as Amico di Giovanni
Giuliano Spadaro
as Padre della famiglia foggiana
Patrizia Marino
as Sua moglie
Giuseppe Sangari
as Suo figlio
Francesca Monchiero
as Sua figlia
Salvatore Refano
as Vecchio siciliano
Giorgia Scuderi
as Assuntina
Maria Torranova
as Zia
Antonino Trigilia
as Zio
Michele Trigilia
as Cugino
Alessandro Bretti
as Cugino giovane
Claudio Contartese
as Rosario
Barbara Braga
as Ragazza del bar
Giovanni Leone
as Caporale sardo
Luigi Mauro
as Aiuto caporale
Edoardo Ciciriello
as Bidello napoletano
Aldo Rendina
as Maestro di ballo
Daniela Rubino
as Ballerina
Anda Cirelli
as Maîtresse
Rosaria Danzé
as Lucia
Vittorio Rondella
as Aiutante di Giovanni
Antonio Madaro
as Ragazzo leccese
Erika Doria
as Alessandra
Iolanda Donnini
as Signora Verusio
Massimo Greco
as Carmelo
Emanuele Aquino
as Ladro nel tram
Aldo Boarino
as Derubato
Paolo Sansalone
as Ragazzo nei bagni pubblici
Irene Vistarini
as Studentessa
Fabrizio Nicastro
as Studente
Renato Liprandi
as Bidello torinese
Domenico Ragusa
as Simone
Francesco Guzzo
as Disoccupato nel bar
Antonio Prestipino
as Professore dell'esame
Corrado Borsa
as Professore dell'esame
Paolo Sena
as Professor Rosini
Domenico Mungo
as Direttore della cooperativa
Valerio Contartese
as Disoccupato calabrese
Marco Testa
as Cantante nella festa
Mirella Ferrera
as Fidanzata
Dario Dogliani
as Fidanzato
Giuseppe D'Angelo
as Aiutante di Giovanni
Giannicola Resta
as Ragazzo ucciso
Simonetta Benozzo
as Ada
Pietro Paglietti
as Battista
Rosanna Rovere
as Madre
Nanni Tormen
as Cognato
Ileana Spalla
as Cognata
Gianluigi Marcone
as Nipote
Luisella Tamietto
as Sorella di Ada
Tiziana Catalano
as Sorella di Ada
Clara Droetto
as Zia