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Baaria

Baaria

20097.22h 40m

Overview

Giuseppe Tornatore traces three generations of a Sicilian family in in the Sicilian town of Bagheria (known as Baarìa in the local Sicilian dialect), from the 1930s to the 1980s, to tell the story of the loves, dreams and delusions of an unusual community.

Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore
Written by Giuseppe Tornatore
Produced by Giampaolo Letta, Mario Spedaletti
Box OfficeBudget: $30.0MRevenue: $16.0M

Top Cast

Francesco Scianna

Francesco Scianna

Peppino

Margareth Madè

Margareth Madè

Mannina

Lina Sastri

Lina Sastri

Tana

Ángela Molina

Ángela Molina

Sarina adulta

Nicole Grimaudo

Nicole Grimaudo

Sarina

Salvatore Ficarra

Salvatore Ficarra

Nino Terranuova

Valentino Picone

Valentino Picone

Luigi Scalia

Gaetano Aronica

Gaetano Aronica

Ciccio Terranuova

Marco Iermanò

Marco Iermanò

Pietro da Ragazzo

Lollo Franco

Lollo Franco

don Giacinto

Themes & Keywords

sicily, italyfascismmafiacommunism

About Baaria

Baaria is a drama, comedy, romance film released in 2009 exploring themes of sicily, italy, fascism, mafia, communism. Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, it stars Francesco Scianna, Margareth Madè, Lina Sastri. Giuseppe Tornatore traces three generations of a Sicilian family in in the Sicilian town of Bagheria (known as Baarìa in the local Sicilian dialect), from the 1930s to the 1980s, to tell the story of the loves, dreams and delusions of an unusual community.

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