Milan, Italy, 1967. Santo Russo, a boy of Calabrian origin, arrives north with his parents and younger brother to find better living conditions. Due to an absurd misunderstanding and his father's contempt, Santo ends up in prison, where he gets a “true education.” In 1978, he and his friends Slim and Mario embark on a 15-year criminal career, a successful and ruthless spiral of robberies, kidnappings, murders and heroin smuggling.

Black Souls

2014

Italian

6.8

♡ 6

89%

Francesco Munzi Director

Bruno Armando as

Anna Ferruzzo as Antonia

Marco Leonardi as Luigi

Barbora Bobulova as Valeria

A former narcotics smuggler, now living peaceably in the Calabrian hills, is drawn back into his family’s drug-trade dynasty by his impetuous teenage son.

Una Femmina: The Code of Silence

2022

Italian

6.1

♡ 3

based on true story

calabria italy

calabria, italy

cousin cousin relationship

Francesco Costabile Director

Pina Turco as

Sara Grillo as

Vincenzo Di Rosa as Ciccio

Luigi Cantoro as Picciotto Ciccio

Rosa is a young rebel girl who lives with her grandmother and her uncle in a remote part of Calabria, in Southernmost Italy. Her mother's untimely death when Rosa was a child casts a gloomy shadow on her present life.

Le Quattro Volte

2010

Italian

7.2

♡ 6

92%

Michelangelo Frammartino Director

Peppe Cavallo as Il Pastore

Santo Cavallo as Il Pastore

Isidoro Chiera as Il Prete

Iolanda Manno as La Perpetua

An old shepherd lives his last days in a quiet medieval village perched high on the hills of Calabria, at the southernmost tip of Italy. He herds goats under skies that most villagers have deserted long ago. He is sick, and believes to find his medicine in the dust he collects on the church floor, which he drinks in his water every day.

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