Fausto Russo Alesi

The mysteries of the priesthood are cunningly examined in Saverio Costanzo's intriguing follow-up to Private, which garnered critical accolades three years ago. In telling the story of a young man who decides to join the ascetic life of a religious order, Costanzo opts not for a form of documentary realism - along the lines of Into Great Silence - but chooses instead to probe the spiritual realm into which his protagonist is propelled.

The story of Mussolini's secret lover, Ida Dalser, and their son Albino.

A spark between a newly-met couple is snuffed out tragically (imdb)

Actor-director Sergio Castellitto (Don't Move) directs Penélope Cruz and Emile Hirsch in this vivid, full-throttle melodrama about an ill-starred romance set against the backdrop of the siege of Sarajevo. (tiff.net)

A mother pushes her son, Federico, to visit the convent-prison in Bobbio, where Sister Benedetta is facing charges of witchery for seducing Fabrizio, Federico's twin brother, and making him betray his priestly mission. The mother pressures Fedrico to rehabilitate his brother legacy but he, too, falls under Benedetta's spell, thus sentencing her to a life sentence walled up in prison. 30 years later, Federico, now Cardinal, will meet again Benedetta, still living behind those walls. (Venezia 72)

Corrado, a policeman for the European task force in charge of immigration control, is on a field assignment in Libya. During a night patrol in the desert, he meets Swada, a young Somaliwoman who left her war-ravaged country. (imdb)

The real life of Tommaso Buscetta the so called "boss of the two worlds", first mafia informant in Sicily 1980's. (imdb)

1936. Giovanni Comini has just been promoted to Federal, the youngest in Italy. He gets summoned to Rome for a delicate mission: he must survey Gabriele D'Annunzio and make sure that he does not cause any trouble. D'Annunzio, a nationally respected poet, is getting restless and Benito Mussolini fears that he could damage the alliance with Nazi Germany. (imdb)

The 1978 kidnapping and assassination of former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro by Red Brigades terrorists

During a trip to Sicily in 1920, Luigi Pirandello meets Onofrio Principato and Sebastiano Vella, two actors rehearsing a new show with the actors of their amateur dramatics. This meeting brings great surprises.

A Jewish boy is kidnapped and converted to Catholicism in 1858. (imdb)

A time during Cosa Nostra boss Matteo Messina Denaro's three decades as a fugitive from Italian justice, when he was at the peak of his nefarious powers. (imdb)