One Hundred Steps

One Hundred Steps

2000 · 114 min · IT · 7.8 (747 votes)
Dir. Marco Tullio Giordana · Starring Luigi Lo Cascio, Luigi Maria Burruano, Lucia Sardo, Paolo Briguglia, Tony Sperandeo, Andrea Tidona
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Peppino Impastato is a quick-witted lad growing up in 1970s Sicily. Despite hailing from a family with Mafia ties and living just one hundred steps from the house of local boss Tano Badalamenti, Peppino decides to expose the Mafia by using a pirate radio station to broadcast his political pronouncements in the form of ironic humour.

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This film feels like a bittersweet anthem of defiance, charged with passionate irony. It's a propulsive journey through a vibrant counter-culture, exploring themes of courage and justice against overwhelming odds. Expect a character-driven social drama that resonates with historical weight.

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sicily, italybiographybased on true storypirate radiocounter-culturepolitical activistsicilian mafiaanti-mafiafew against many