original title:
Malarazza
directed by:
cast:
screenplay:
cinematography:
editing:
Luca Carrera
costume design:
Azra Sedic
music:
Giuliano Fondacaro, Arisa, Mirko Miro
producer:
production:
MovieSide, Xenon Produzioni Cinematografiche in collaboration with Studi Cinematografici Siciliani
distribution:
world sales:
country:
Italy
year:
2017
film run:
98'
format:
colour
release date:
09/11/2017
Rosaria (Stella Egitto) is a young mother, wife of Tommasino Malarazza (David Coco), downfallen boss of a famous Mafia family in the Librino neighborhood in Catania. Forced to marry himbecause she was pregnant, Rosaria is humiliated everyday by a violent husband, who spends his days drinking and gambling. The woman lives in fear and keeps her head down to protect her son Antonino (Antonino Frasca Spada). She can only rely on her queer brother Franco (Paolo Briguglia), who lives in a pied-à-terre within the district of San Berillo. It is here that the young woman finds shelter when she finally decides to run from her husband with her son Antonino. A portrait of the poorest suburbs of Catania where there seems to be no hope for redemption. The soundtrack, a mix of bossanova, rap and neomelodico, by Giuliano Fondacaro, Arisa, Mirko Miro beautifully heads emotions to the story.