Storyline
As a child, Sicilian Placido Rizzotto saw his father imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit, and as a young man he fought in World War II, first as a soldier and then as an anti-fascist partisan. These events have left Placido with little taste for petty tyranny and with a desire to promote social justice. Upon his return home, he becomes increasingly aware that the Mafia has taken hold of his village, witnessing angry and frustrated as gangsters control local politics and take whatever they want from the people. Placido helps to form a trade union as a challenge to the Mafia's authority, and attempts to organize the villagers into a collective to grow crops in the fields taken by the Mafia.
Cast & Crew
Marcello Mazzarella
Placido Rizzotto
Lead
Vincenzo Albanese
Luciano Liggio
Carmelo Di Mazzarelli
Carmelo Rizzotto
Gioia Spaziani
Lia
FC
Franco Catalano
Giovanni Pasqua
Biagio Barone
Pasquale Criscione
AT
Arturo Todaro
Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa
David Coco
Pio La Torre
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Pasquale Scimeca's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Placido Rizzotto is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
