A foreign writer is in Sicily and believes that careful observation is enough to understand Sicilian culture and Sicilians. However, through his stories, he learns that you cannot know or understand Sicily or Sicilians through mere observation. You have to stand beside its people, shoulder to shoulder (Spalla a Spadda), share their struggles and their victories. Only then can you begin to understand
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Louis Nabil Djalili as The Writer
Mara Di Maura as Catanese
Lorenzo Cristofaro as Lorenzo
Gianmarco Giuffrida as Man by the Sea:
Orazio Grasso as Pescatore
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