

In 1920s Bagheria, Giuseppe 'Peppino' Torrenuova works as a shepherd to financially help his poor family. Over the next fifty years, Giuseppe's life, as well as the life of the village, is observed. Giuseppe grows up, joins the Communist Party, marries a local girl, has children, and forges a political career for himself.

Peppino

Mannina

Tana

Sarina adulta

Sarina

Nino Terranuova

Luigi Scalia

Ciccio Terranuova

Pietro da Ragazzo

don Giacinto

Matilde

giornalista romano