Keywords
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sicily
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italy
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poverty
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immigration
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sicily italy
Release date
Apr 28, 2011
Countries of origin
Italy
Language
Italian
Filming locations
Aci Castello, Catania, Sicily, Italy
Production companies
Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali (MiBAC)
Cinesicilia
Arbash Societa' Cooperativa
This film, based on a 19th century novel by Giovanni Verga describes the torrid history of three generations of a Sicialian family. The Malavoglia family are fishermen and women. Their story reflects the struggle to live lives of mixed fortune in a changing world.
